Owls in Denmark
Our list for Denmark has 6 owls recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 winter visitor, 1 passage migrant and 2 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 6, most common first
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year
Long-eared OwlAsio otusWinter visitorUncommon35–40 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusPassage migrantRare21–28 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
Little OwlAthene noctuaScarceRare21–23 cm
Barn OwlTyto albaScarceRare33–39 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Owl 21–23 cm
- Boreal Owl 21–28 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Long-eared Owl 35–40 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Tawny Owl 37–43 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