Uncommon Birds in Finland
Our list for Finland has 91 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 57 summer visitors, 19 winter visitors, 8 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Finland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 91, most common first
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Sep
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusSummer visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorUncommon66–102 cmRecorded all year
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorUncommon38–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
WoodlarkLullula arboreaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusPassage migrantUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusWinter visitorUncommon21–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly May–Oct
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly May–Aug
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSummer visitorUncommon18–19 cmRegularly May–Aug
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentUncommon35–40 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Oct–May
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusSummer visitorUncommon48–58 cmRegularly May–Sep
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Oct
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisScarceUncommon12–13 cm
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