Rare Birds in Hungary
Our list for Hungary has 42 rare birds recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 6 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors, 27 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Hungary in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 42, most common first
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantRare66–91 cmRegularly Jan
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisWinter visitorRare15–18 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–May
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorRare34–43 cmRegularly Oct–May
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantRare33–39 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaSummer visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaSummer visitorRare20–23 cmRegularly May–Aug
CorncrakeCrex crexSummer visitorRare22–30 cmRegularly May–Aug
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusScarceRare10–11 cmRegularly Oct
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly May–Sep
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusScarceRare120–150 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaPassage migrantRare58–70 cmRegularly May–Nov
DotterelEudromias morinellusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataPassage migrantRare41–49 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantRare43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusPassage migrantRare17–20 cmRegularly Dec
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusPassage migrantRare15–16 cmRegularly Jan
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