Uncommon Birds in Malawi
Our list for Malawi has 37 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 6 summer visitors, 25 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Malawi in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 37, most common first
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusPassage migrantUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Jan
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaScarceUncommon13–15 cm
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaScarceUncommon18–23 cm
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Nov
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusPassage migrantUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisScarceUncommon13–14 cm
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaScarceUncommon15–17 cm
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