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Birds in Greece

Our list for Greece has 257 bird species recorded regularly there: 87 residents, 60 summer visitors, 71 winter visitors, 33 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors

The list comes from 1.5 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.

Species on our list
257
In October
212
Common
111
Busiest month
Apr

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Hooded CrowHooded Crow3.05%
  2. MagpieMagpie2.72%
  3. European RobinEuropean Robin2.66%
  4. House SparrowHouse Sparrow2.59%
  5. Eurasian Collared DoveEurasian Collared Dove2.57%
  6. Great TitGreat Tit2.36%

Arriving now

  1. Black RedstartBlack RedstartWinter visitorSep 0.05% → Oct 1.00%
  2. Song ThrushSong ThrushWinter visitorSep 0.03% → Oct 0.75%
  3. Meadow PipitMeadow PipitWinter visitorSep 0.04% → Oct 0.52%
  4. Eurasian SiskinEurasian SiskinWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.44%
  5. DunnockDunnockWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.21%
  6. Water PipitWater PipitWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.18%

Share of all bird records in Greece in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Greece

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Greece

Records by month
Bird records in Greece by month, 2019–2024
January103,369
February99,975
March107,355
April243,818
May226,839
June91,229
July74,418
August97,216
September128,446
October115,435
November103,384
December94,349

April has the most records (244,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 34
All 34 families in Greece

How common

All 257 birds, A to Z

Show all 257 birds

Questions

3

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Greece?

257 species, each recorded regularly in Greece (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 87 residents, 60 summer visitors, 71 winter visitors, 33 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Greece, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Greece in October?

212 species on our list for Greece are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Magpie, European Robin, House Sparrow and Eurasian Collared Dove.

What are the most common birds in Greece?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Greece are House Sparrow, Eurasian Collared Dove, Barn Swallow, Hooded Crow and Yellow-legged Gull.

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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