Uncommon Birds in Hungary
Our list for Hungary has 84 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 36 summer visitors, 19 winter visitors and 15 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Hungary in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 84, most common first
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Sep
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusPassage migrantUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–May
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemusSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Crested TitLophophanes cristatusPassage migrantUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusSummer visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Jan–Jul
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantUncommon18–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
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