Rare Birds in Denmark
Our list for Denmark has 49 rare birds recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 5 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors, 30 passage migrants and 10 scarce visitors
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 49, most common first
DotterelEudromias morinellusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Apr–May
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorRare37–40 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusPassage migrantRare15–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantRare66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May
SerinSerinus serinusSummer visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Willow TitPoecile montanusWinter visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentRare66–102 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantRare40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Dec
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly May–Jun
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentRare63–73 cmRegularly Dec–Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaSummer visitorRare55–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jul
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataWinter visitorRare41–49 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurusPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaPassage migrantRare58–70 cmRegularly May–Jun
Pallid SwiftApus pallidusPassage migrantRare16–17 cmRegularly Oct
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusPassage migrantRare62–68 cmRegularly Feb–May
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly May
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantRare30–38 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
King EiderSomateria spectabilisPassage migrantRare46–64 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterPassage migrantRare27–29 cmRegularly May–Jun
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