Rare Birds in Netherlands
Our list for Netherlands has 79 rare birds recorded regularly there: 8 residents, 12 summer visitors, 19 winter visitors, 33 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Netherlands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 79, most common first
European ShagGulosus aristotelisWinter visitorRare65–80 cmRecorded all year
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorRare66–91 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusWinter visitorRare15–16 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorRare26–28 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusResidentRare68–78 cmRecorded all year
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaWinter visitorRare58–77 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantRare40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Nov
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorRare43–47 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentRare41–49 cmRecorded all year
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaPassage migrantRare50–58 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly May–Oct
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusWinter visitorRare62–68 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorRare34–43 cmRecorded all year
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorRare48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentRare120–145 cmRecorded all year
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentRare33–39 cmRecorded all year
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorRare51–58 cmRegularly Aug–May
DotterelEudromias morinellusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorRare46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
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