Hawks & Eagles in Munster
Our list for Munster has 6 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Munster in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRecorded all year
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaSummer visitorUncommon66–94 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentRare60–66 cmRegularly Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- White-tailed Sea-eagle 66–94 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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