Rare Birds in Lithuania
Our list for Lithuania has 23 rare birds recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor, 20 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
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 23, most common first
Carrion CrowCorvus coronePassage migrantRare44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Oct
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisPassage migrantRare28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorRare27–29 cmRegularly May–Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaPassage migrantRare12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaPassage migrantRare53–57 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriScarceRare38–42 cm
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusPassage migrantRare21–28 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
EiderSomateria mollissimaPassage migrantRare50–71 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantRare33–39 cmRegularly May–Aug
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly Jul–Aug
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataPassage migrantRare41–49 cmRegularly Apr
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusPassage migrantRare15–16 cmRegularly Sep
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaPassage migrantRare42–45 cmRegularly Apr–May
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusPassage migrantRare10–11 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallusPassage migrantRare60–87 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantRare23–24 cmRegularly Apr
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosPassage migrantRare66–102 cmRegularly Feb–Mar
Little OwlAthene noctuaPassage migrantRare21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataScarceRare66–84 cm
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusPassage migrantRare37–40 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusPassage migrantRare50–90 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Yellow-browed Warbler 10–11 cm
- Stonechat 12–13 cm
- Bluethroat 13–14 cm
- Lapland Longspur 15–16 cm
- Red-necked Phalarope 18–19 cm
- Purple Sandpiper 20–22 cm
- Little Owl 21–23 cm
- Ring Ouzel 23–24 cm
- Boreal Owl 21–28 cm
- European Bee-eater 27–29 cm
- Black-necked Grebe 28–34 cm
- Arctic Tern 33–39 cm
- Mediterranean Gull 37–40 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Avocet 42–45 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 cm
- Carrion Crow 44–51 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- Eider 50–71 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 cm
- Western Capercaillie 60–87 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 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