Uncommon Birds in Denmark
Our list for Denmark has 103 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 27 residents, 42 summer visitors, 24 winter visitors and 10 passage migrants
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 103, most common first
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRecorded all year
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataResidentUncommon53–69 cmRecorded all year
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentUncommon38–43 cmRecorded all year
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentUncommon45–47 cmRecorded all year
Northern GannetMorus bassanusResidentUncommon87–100 cmRecorded all year
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorUncommon42–45 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Oct
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
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