Uncommon Birds in Latvia
Our list for Latvia has 96 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 42 summer visitors, 7 winter visitors, 43 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
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 96, most common first
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioidesSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisPassage migrantUncommon69–81 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
SerinSerinus serinusSummer visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Aug–May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct–May
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Sep–May
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusSummer visitorUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Sep–May
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
HoopoeUpupa epopsSummer visitorUncommon25–32 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–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