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
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactylaSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorUncommon45–47 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusWinter visitorUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Aug–May
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May
Common CraneGrus grusWinter visitorUncommon100–130 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaWinter visitorUncommon58–77 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaWinter visitorUncommon66–94 cmRecorded all year
Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogonWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasWinter visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
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