What birds can I see in Estonia in September?

160 species on our list for Estonia are recorded regularly in September. Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Great White Egret, Pied Wagtail, Mute Swan 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.

Birds in Estonia

Q: 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.

210 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

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.

Birds to see in Estonia in September

160 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 160 birds in September

Arriving in September: Long-tailed Duck, Barnacle Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose, Smew, Brent Goose, Bohemian Waxwing, Brambling, Tundra Bean Goose and 10 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Estonia each month: most in May (195), fewest in December (60). Choose a month to see its birds.

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GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm

Whooper SwanLargest · 165cm

From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Whooper Swan (165 cm)53 families

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All 210 birds on the list

Showing 208–210 of 210 species

Red Kite

Milvus milvusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr

Hoopoe

Upupa epopsLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr–Jun

Taiga Bean Goose

Anser fabalisLC

ScarceRare

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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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