Uncommon Birds in Netherlands
Our list for Netherlands has 106 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 32 residents, 34 summer visitors, 34 winter visitors and 6 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Netherlands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 106, most common first
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Sep
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon53–56 cmRegularly Aug–May
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantUncommon18–19 cmRegularly May–Oct
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