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Birds in Netherlands

Our list for Netherlands has 289 bird species recorded regularly there: 101 residents, 73 summer visitors, 67 winter visitors, 41 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors

The list comes from 2.3 million 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.

Species on our list
289
In October
222
Common
104
Busiest month
May

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Carrion CrowCarrion Crow2.80%
  2. European RobinEuropean Robin2.52%
  3. Great TitGreat Tit2.44%
  4. MallardMallard2.43%
  5. JackdawJackdaw2.28%
  6. Great CormorantGreat Cormorant2.26%

Arriving now

  1. FieldfareFieldfareWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.42%
  2. Tundra Bean GooseTundra Bean GooseWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.13%
  3. Water PipitWater PipitWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.13%
  4. GoldeneyeGoldeneyeWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.10%
  5. Horned LarkHorned LarkWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.07%
  6. Common MerganserCommon MerganserWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.05%

Share of all bird records in Netherlands in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Netherlands

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Netherlands

Records by month
Bird records in Netherlands by month, 2019–2024
January168,152
February148,726
March204,931
April306,399
May336,056
June198,261
July161,920
August151,947
September156,528
October178,991
November124,442
December147,460

May has the most records (336,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 40
All 40 families in Netherlands

How common

All 289 birds, A to Z

Show all 289 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Netherlands?

289 species, each recorded regularly in Netherlands (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 101 residents, 73 summer visitors, 67 winter visitors, 41 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Netherlands, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Netherlands in October?

222 species on our list for Netherlands are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Robin, Great Tit, Mallard and Jackdaw.

What are the most common birds in Netherlands?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Netherlands are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Mallard and Blackbird.

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

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