Birds in Germany

292 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Germany has 292 bird species recorded regularly there: 101 residents, 95 summer visitors, 53 winter visitors, 37 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 5.9 million 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 Germany in September

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

All 243 birds in September

Arriving in September: Eurasian Siskin, Brambling, Greater White-fronted Goose, Tundra Bean Goose, Brent Goose, Rock Pipit, Hen Harrier, Red-throated Loon and 19 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Germany each month: most in May (243), fewest in January (175). 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)65 families

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All 292 birds on the list

Showing 231–253 of 292 species

Alpine Chough

Alpine Chough

Pyrrhocorax graculusLC

Summer visitorRare

Recorded all year

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

Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeusLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly May–Aug

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

Spotted Crake

Porzana porzanaLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Mar–Oct

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

Black Swan

Cygnus atratusLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

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

Cirl Bunting

Emberiza cirlusLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

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

Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Apr

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

Dotterel

Eudromias morinellusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr–Sep

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

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melbaLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Mar–Oct

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

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Kentish Plover

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinusLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Short-toed Lark

Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactylaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May

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

Little Owl

Athene noctuaLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

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

Grey Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicariusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep–Nov

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

Swan Goose

Anser cygnoidesEN

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-breasted Goose

Red-breasted Goose

Branta ruficollisVU

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-flanked Bluetail

Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

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

Wood Duck

Aix sponsaLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

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

Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestrisLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Mar–Nov

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

Barn Owl

Tyto albaLC

ResidentRare

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Taiga Bean Goose

Taiga Bean Goose

Anser fabalisLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Oct–Mar

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

Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialisLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Mar–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceusNT

ScarceRare

Regularly Jul–Sep

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

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipesVU

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
White-winged Tern

White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr–Sep

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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