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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Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegenaLC
Regularly Apr–Jun
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Mar–Sep
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Regularly May–Aug
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Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Nov–Jan
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Jan–May
Nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckiiLC
Regularly May–Sep
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Apr–Aug
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnixLC
Regularly May–Jul
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Sep–May
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Regularly May–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