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Birds in Faroe Islands

Our list for Faroe Islands has 118 bird species recorded regularly there: 26 residents, 31 summer visitors, 13 winter visitors, 38 passage migrants and 10 scarce visitors

The list comes from 50,000 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
118
In October
83
Common
74
Busiest month
May

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Common StarlingCommon Starling6.25%
  2. Hooded CrowHooded Crow5.25%
  3. European Herring GullEuropean Herring Gull5.04%
  4. Rock DoveRock Dove4.81%
  5. MallardMallard4.14%
  6. EiderEider4.06%

Arriving now

  1. BramblingBramblingPassage migrantSep 0.05% → Oct 0.74%
  2. Bohemian WaxwingBohemian WaxwingPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.52%
  3. Horned GrebeHorned GrebeWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.38%
  4. Eurasian Tree SparrowEurasian Tree SparrowPassage migrantSep 0.12% → Oct 0.29%
  5. ChaffinchChaffinchPassage migrantSep 0.07% → Oct 0.25%
  6. FieldfareFieldfarePassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.23%

Share of all bird records in Faroe Islands 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 Faroe Islands

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 Faroe Islands

Records by month
Bird records in Faroe Islands by month, 2019–2024
January2,317
February1,839
March1,900
April4,585
May8,071
June5,523
July3,800
August7,164
September4,083
October7,295
November1,873
December1,599

May has the most records (8,071). 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 22
All 22 families in Faroe Islands

How common

All 118 birds, A to Z

Show all 118 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Faroe Islands?

118 species, each recorded regularly in Faroe Islands (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 26 residents, 31 summer visitors, 13 winter visitors, 38 passage migrants and 10 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Faroe Islands, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Faroe Islands in October?

83 species on our list for Faroe Islands are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Common Starling, Hooded Crow, European Herring Gull, Rock Dove and Mallard.

What are the most common birds in Faroe Islands?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Faroe Islands are European Herring Gull, Common Starling, Hooded Crow, Eurasian Oystercatcher and Mallard.

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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