Rare Birds in Estonia
Our list for Estonia has 12 rare birds recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor, 9 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
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 12, most common first
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaScarceRare17–20 cm
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusPassage migrantRare15–16 cmRegularly Apr–May
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisPassage migrantRare53–56 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Jun
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSummer visitorRare18–19 cmRegularly May–Jul
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantRare34–43 cmRegularly Apr–May
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantRare60–75 cmRegularly Apr
Red KiteMilvus milvusPassage migrantRare60–66 cmRegularly Apr
HoopoeUpupa epopsPassage migrantRare25–32 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalisScarceRare68–88 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Bluethroat 13–14 cm
- Lapland Longspur 15–16 cm
- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Red-necked Phalarope 18–19 cm
- Spotted Crake 19–23 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Red-breasted Goose 53–56 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 cm
- Taiga Bean Goose 68–88 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