Birds in Faroe Islands

118 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

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.

Birds to see in Faroe Islands in September

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

All 74 birds in September

Arriving in September: Redwing, Blackcap, Yellow-browed Warbler, Eurasian Wigeon, Long-tailed Duck, Sooty Shearwater, Pink-footed Goose, Common Redpoll and 8 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Faroe Islands each month: most in October (83), fewest in January (43). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
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Whooper Swan
Whooper SwanLargest · 165cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Whooper Swan (165 cm)35 families

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All 118 birds on the list

Showing 47–69 of 118 species

Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquataNT

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ringed Plover

Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticulaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Loon

Common Loon

Gavia immerLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Purple Sandpiper

Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritimaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Jul–May

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Goldcrest

Goldcrest

Regulus regulusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly May–Nov

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

Ardenna griseaNT

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Sep–Oct

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Dunlin

Dunlin

Calidris alpinaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Oct

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Manx Shearwater

Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly May–Sep

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Bohemian Waxwing

Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Oct

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whooper Swan

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Feb–Dec

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Horned Grebe

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritusVU

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Jul–Apr

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Glaucous Gull

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–May

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pink-footed Goose

Pink-footed Goose

Anser brachyrhynchusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Goldeneye

Goldeneye

Bucephala clangulaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Nov–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Teal

Eurasian Teal

Anas creccaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Heron

Grey Heron

Ardea cinereaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Aug–May

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Razorbill

Razorbill

Alca tordaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Aug

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris albaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly May–Oct

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Brambling

Brambling

Fringilla montifringillaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly May–Oct

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Redpoll

Common Redpoll

Acanthis flammeaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly May–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Willow Warbler

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly May–Oct

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Merlin

Merlin

Falco columbariusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Jul–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Fieldfare

Fieldfare

Turdus pilarisLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Oct–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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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