Rare Birds in Germany
Our list for Germany has 68 rare birds recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 19 summer visitors, 6 winter visitors, 27 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Germany in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 68, most common first
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorRare33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
European ShagGulosus aristotelisSummer visitorRare65–80 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusSummer visitorRare33–38 cmRegularly May–Sep
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisResidentRare69–81 cmRecorded all year
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusSummer visitorRare36–39 cmRecorded all year
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusSummer visitorRare24–28 cmRegularly May–Aug
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
DotterelEudromias morinellusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaSummer visitorRare20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactylaPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly May
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentRare21–23 cmRecorded all year
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisWinter visitorRare53–56 cmRegularly Sep–May
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurusPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Oct
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentRare47–54 cmRecorded all year
Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestrisSummer visitorRare14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
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