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Birds in Estonia

Our list for Estonia has 210 bird species recorded regularly there: 26 residents, 113 summer visitors, 26 winter visitors, 43 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors

The list comes from 199,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
210
In October
134
Common
128
Busiest month
May

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Hooded CrowHooded Crow3.29%
  2. Great TitGreat Tit3.05%
  3. MallardMallard2.54%
  4. European Herring GullEuropean Herring Gull2.21%
  5. Black-headed GullBlack-headed Gull2.19%
  6. Mute SwanMute Swan2.15%

Arriving now

  1. BullfinchBullfinchWinter visitorSep 0.11% → Oct 0.91%
  2. Snow BuntingSnow BuntingPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.37%
  3. Purple SandpiperPurple SandpiperPassage migrantSep 0.02% → Oct 0.36%
  4. RazorbillRazorbillPassage migrantSep 0.03% → Oct 0.13%
  5. Black GuillemotBlack GuillemotPassage migrantSep 0.03% → Oct 0.11%
  6. Parrot CrossbillParrot CrossbillPassage migrantSep 0.02% → Oct 0.11%

Share of all bird records in Estonia in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Estonia

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Estonia

Records by month
Bird records in Estonia by month, 2019–2024
January3,466
February4,445
March12,169
April33,051
May55,700
June22,795
July18,361
August17,296
September18,630
October8,320
November3,196
December2,061

May has the most records (56,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 32
All 32 families in Estonia

How common

All 210 birds, A to Z

Show all 210 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Estonia?

210 species, each recorded regularly in Estonia (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 26 residents, 113 summer visitors, 26 winter visitors, 43 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Estonia, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Estonia in October?

134 species on our list for Estonia are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Great Tit, Mallard, European Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull.

What are the most common birds in Estonia?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Estonia are Hooded Crow, Great Tit, Common Merganser, Goldeneye and European Herring Gull.

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

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