Birds to See in Faroe Islands in June
70 bird species on our list for Faroe Islands are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Oystercatcher, Fulmar, Common Starling, Arctic Tern and Eider. New this month: European Storm-petrel, Chaffinch, Eurasian Tree Sparrow and Leach's Storm-petrel.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
At their peak
From Faroe Islands’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 70 birds in June
70 birds
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 5.69% in Jun
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 5.09% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.76% in Jun
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Sep · 4.22% in Jun
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 3.89% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 3.89% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.62% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Jun
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Jun
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Jun
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Jun
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.68% in Jun
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorCommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.61% in Jun
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Jun
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaSummer visitorCommon50–58 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.34% in Jun
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaSummer visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.23% in Jun
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.23% in Jun
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 2.05% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.90% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Jun
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Jun
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jun
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jun
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataSummer visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.30% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon58–69 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jun
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jun
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.80% in Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.76% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jun
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorCommon38–43 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.69% in Jun
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.67% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jun
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSummer visitorCommon18–19 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.54% in Jun
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusSummer visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.54% in Jun
Common LoonGavia immerResidentCommon66–91 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jun
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusPassage migrantCommon14–18 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.43% in Jun
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.40% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.38% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jun
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisSummer visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.33% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.33% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.27% in Jun
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.24% in Jun
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.24% in Jun
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraSummer visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.20% in Jun
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.16% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.14% in Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.13% in Jun
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.13% in Jun
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.13% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.11% in Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.09% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboPassage migrantUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.09% in Jun
Greater ScaupAythya marilaSummer visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.09% in Jun
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusSummer visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.09% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.07% in Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaPassage migrantUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.07% in Jun
Leach's Storm-petrelHydrobates leucorhousScarceUncommon18–21 cmRegularly Jun · 0.07% in Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.07% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorUncommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.07% in Jun
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.05% in Jun
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