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Birds in North Macedonia

Our list for North Macedonia has 161 bird species recorded regularly there: 29 residents, 30 summer visitors, 18 winter visitors, 62 passage migrants and 22 scarce visitors

The list comes from 39,000 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
161
In October
65
Common
100
Busiest month
Jun

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. MagpieMagpie4.23%
  2. Hooded CrowHooded Crow3.58%
  3. Great TitGreat Tit3.54%
  4. JackdawJackdaw3.46%
  5. House SparrowHouse Sparrow2.93%
  6. Rock DoveRock Dove2.85%

Arriving now

  1. Eurasian WrenEurasian WrenWinter visitorSep 0.09% → Oct 0.37%
  2. Grey PartridgeGrey PartridgePassage migrantSep 0.09% → Oct 0.37%
  3. Song ThrushSong ThrushSummer visitorSep 0.09% → Oct 0.20%
  4. Eurasian SiskinEurasian SiskinPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.20%
  5. FirecrestFirecrestPassage migrantSep 0.03% → Oct 0.16%

Share of all bird records in North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia

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 North Macedonia

Records by month
Bird records in North Macedonia by month, 2019–2024
January1,254
February1,545
March1,428
April3,374
May8,922
June9,412
July2,030
August2,735
September3,455
October2,460
November735
December1,432

June has the most records (9,412). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

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All 31 families in North Macedonia

How common

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Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for North Macedonia?

161 species, each recorded regularly in North Macedonia (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 29 residents, 30 summer visitors, 18 winter visitors, 62 passage migrants and 22 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in North Macedonia, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in North Macedonia in October?

65 species on our list for North Macedonia are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Hooded Crow, Great Tit, Jackdaw and House Sparrow.

What are the most common birds in North Macedonia?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in North Macedonia are Barn Swallow, Great Tit, Hooded Crow, Magpie and House Sparrow.

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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