Uncommon Birds in Japan
Our list for Japan has 82 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 20 residents, 9 summer visitors, 46 winter visitors and 7 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Japan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 82, most common first
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesWinter visitorUncommon81–94 cmRegularly Jul–May
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Common CraneGrus grusWinter visitorUncommon100–130 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalisWinter visitorUncommon68–88 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
WryneckJynx torquillaResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisWinter visitorUncommon80–122 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May
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