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Birds in Denmark

Our list for Denmark has 263 bird species recorded regularly there: 85 residents, 81 summer visitors, 46 winter visitors, 41 passage migrants and 10 scarce visitors

The list comes from 858,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
263
In October
185
Common
111
Busiest month
May

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Hooded CrowHooded Crow2.90%
  2. WoodpigeonWoodpigeon2.44%
  3. European Herring GullEuropean Herring Gull2.35%
  4. Black-headed GullBlack-headed Gull2.26%
  5. Great TitGreat Tit2.24%
  6. Great CormorantGreat Cormorant2.09%

Arriving now

  1. RedwingRedwingWinter visitorSep 0.04% → Oct 0.99%
  2. Greater White-fronted GooseGreater White-fronted GooseWinter visitorSep 0.03% → Oct 0.38%
  3. TwiteTwiteWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.31%
  4. Great Grey ShrikeGreat Grey ShrikeWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.18%
  5. Horned LarkHorned LarkPassage migrantSep 0.01% → Oct 0.16%
  6. Whooper SwanWhooper SwanWinter visitorSep 0.03% → Oct 0.16%

Share of all bird records in Denmark in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Denmark

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Denmark

Records by month
Bird records in Denmark by month, 2019–2024
January40,038
February41,886
March71,318
April111,648
May142,981
June81,709
July75,920
August83,076
September66,290
October70,328
November40,299
December32,731

May has the most records (143,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 38
All 38 families in Denmark

How common

All 263 birds, A to Z

Show all 263 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Denmark?

263 species, each recorded regularly in Denmark (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 85 residents, 81 summer visitors, 46 winter visitors, 41 passage migrants and 10 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Denmark, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Denmark in October?

185 species on our list for Denmark are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Woodpigeon, European Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull and Great Tit.

What are the most common birds in Denmark?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Denmark are Blackbird, Hooded Crow, Great Tit, Blue Tit and Woodpigeon.

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

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