Uncommon Birds in Greece
Our list for Greece has 110 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 30 residents, 29 summer visitors, 40 winter visitors and 11 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Greece in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 110, most common first
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentUncommon40–45 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaResidentUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusSummer visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusResidentUncommon93–122 cmRecorded all year
Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestrisResidentUncommon14–15 cmRecorded all year
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year
Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactylaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemusSummer visitorUncommon40–44 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