Uncommon Birds in Croatia
Our list for Croatia has 109 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 15 residents, 40 summer visitors, 27 winter visitors, 26 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Croatia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 109, most common first
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusSummer visitorUncommon93–122 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisWinter visitorUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentUncommon35–40 cmRecorded all year
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisResidentUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Jul–May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataWinter visitorUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaPassage migrantUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusPassage migrantUncommon120–145 cmRegularly Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioidesSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusSummer visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made