Uncommon Birds in Cyprus
Our list for Cyprus has 75 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 5 summer visitors, 22 winter visitors, 40 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Cyprus in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 75, most common first
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–May
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusPassage migrantUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–May
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogonWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jun
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisWinter visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
WryneckJynx torquillaPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaPassage migrantUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Sep–May
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Feb–Mar
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–May
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
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