Hawks & Eagles in Lithuania
Our list for Lithuania has 11 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 4 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Lithuania in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 11, most common first
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentCommon66–94 cmRecorded all year
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusSummer visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorCommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorCommon41–52 cmRegularly Aug–May
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorCommon46–61 cmRecorded all year
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly May–Sep
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosPassage migrantRare66–102 cmRegularly Feb–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Montagu's Harrier 43–47 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Rough-legged Hawk 46–59 cm
- Northern Goshawk 46–61 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- European Honey-buzzard 52–60 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- White-tailed Sea-eagle 66–94 cm
- Golden Eagle 66–102 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