Hawks & Eagles in Denmark
Our list for Denmark has 13 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 3 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Denmark in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusSummer visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentCommon66–94 cmRecorded all year
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorCommon41–52 cmRegularly Aug–May
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly May–Sep
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Sep–May
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisResidentUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentRare66–102 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusPassage migrantRare93–122 cmRegularly May–Jun
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataScarceRare65–72 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Montagu's Harrier 43–47 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Rough-legged Hawk 46–59 cm
- Northern Goshawk 46–61 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- European Honey-buzzard 52–60 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- Bonelli's Eagle 65–72 cm
- White-tailed Sea-eagle 66–94 cm
- Golden Eagle 66–102 cm
- Griffon Vulture 93–122 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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