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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in Denmark in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 103, most common first
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Sep–May
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentUncommon16–19 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year
Crested TitLophophanes cristatusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Oct
WoodlarkLullula arboreaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorWinter visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaSummer visitorUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year
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