Birds in Latvia
215 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
Our list for Latvia has 215 bird species recorded regularly there: 36 residents, 92 summer visitors, 26 winter visitors, 57 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors.
The list comes from 163,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.
Birds to see in Latvia in September
135 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.
Great Tit
Resident
Hooded Crow
Resident
Blue Tit
Resident
Chaffinch
Summer visitor
Chiffchaff
Summer visitor
Pied Wagtail
Summer visitor
Common Raven
Winter visitor
Mallard
Resident
Arriving in September: Greater White-fronted Goose, Tundra Bean Goose, Brambling, Greater Scaup, Rough-legged Hawk, Eurasian Woodcock, Rock Pipit, Nightjar and 3 more.
Through the year
Species recorded regularly in Latvia each month: most in May (186), fewest in December (77). Choose a month to see its birds.
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Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Apr–Aug
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Arctic Loon
Gavia arcticaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly May–Aug
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Black Tern
Chlidonias nigerLC
Regularly May–Aug
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Taiga Bean Goose
Anser fabalisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly Jul–Sep
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Jan–Nov
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly May–Jul
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–Sep
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Jul–Nov
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Oct–Nov
Garganey
Spatula querquedulaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Bearded Tit
Panurus biarmicusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Jul–Sep
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
Regularly Jul–Aug
Firecrest
Regulus ignicapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
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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