Hawks & Eagles in Estonia
Our list for Estonia has 11 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 4 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor and 4 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Estonia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 11, most common first
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentCommon66–94 cmRecorded all year
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusSummer visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantCommon41–52 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorCommon46–61 cmRecorded all year
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly May–Sep
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusPassage migrantUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Sep–May
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosPassage migrantUncommon66–102 cmRegularly Mar–Jun
Red KiteMilvus milvusPassage migrantRare60–66 cmRegularly Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Montagu's Harrier 43–47 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Rough-legged Hawk 46–59 cm
- Northern Goshawk 46–61 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- European Honey-buzzard 52–60 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- White-tailed Sea-eagle 66–94 cm
- Golden Eagle 66–102 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