Uncommon Birds in Estonia
Our list for Estonia has 70 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 43 summer visitors and 26 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Estonia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 70, most common first
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Sep
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisPassage migrantUncommon76–110 cmRegularly Mar–May
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusSummer visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
SerinSerinus serinusSummer visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusPassage migrantUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Feb–Apr
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaPassage migrantUncommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly May–Sep
Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacusPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–May
Water RailRallus aquaticusSummer visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorUncommon26–28 cmRegularly May–Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPassage migrantUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Feb–Sep
Long-eared OwlAsio otusSummer visitorUncommon35–40 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
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