Rare Birds in Latvia
Our list for Latvia has 14 rare birds recorded regularly there: 11 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Latvia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 14, most common first
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantRare34–43 cmRegularly Oct
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusPassage migrantRare21–28 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneScarceRare44–51 cm
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusScarceRare15–16 cm
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantRare33–38 cmRegularly May–Jun
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly May–Jun
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaPassage migrantRare53–57 cmRegularly Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaPassage migrantRare12–13 cmRegularly Apr
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterPassage migrantRare27–29 cmRegularly May
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusScarceRare60–75 cm
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly May
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaPassage migrantRare42–45 cmRegularly May
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisPassage migrantRare53–56 cmRegularly Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Stonechat 12–13 cm
- Bluethroat 13–14 cm
- Lapland Longspur 15–16 cm
- Red-necked Phalarope 18–19 cm
- Spotted Crake 19–23 cm
- Boreal Owl 21–28 cm
- European Bee-eater 27–29 cm
- Little Bittern 33–38 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Avocet 42–45 cm
- Carrion Crow 44–51 cm
- Red-breasted Goose 53–56 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 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