Birds in North Macedonia

161 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

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.

Birds to see in North Macedonia in September

89 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 89 birds in September

Arriving in September: Cetti's Warbler, Pochard, Black Redstart, Eurasian Teal, Western Marsh-harrier, Willow Warbler, Hawfinch, Water Pipit and 9 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in North Macedonia each month: most in May (111), fewest in November (44). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Mute Swan
Mute SwanLargest · 160cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Mute Swan (160 cm)46 families

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All 161 birds on the list

Showing 70–92 of 161 species

Tufted Duck

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligulaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Dec–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Subalpine Warbler

Subalpine Warbler

Curruca cantillansLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Water Pipit

Water Pipit

Anthus spinolettaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Sep–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Goldcrest

Goldcrest

Regulus regulusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Dec–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Reed Bunting

Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Water Rail

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucosLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Hen Harrier

Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Jan–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover

Thinornis dubiusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Mar–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Periparus aterLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Feb–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Woodchat Shrike

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senatorNT

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Siskin

Eurasian Siskin

Spinus spinusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Brambling

Brambling

Fringilla montifringillaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Dec–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Yellowhammer

Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinellaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Feb–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Hobby

Hobby

Falco subbuteoLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Aug–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Yellow Wagtail

Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flavaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whinchat

Whinchat

Saxicola rubetraLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Garganey

Garganey

Spatula querquedulaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Mar–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Marsh Tit

Marsh Tit

Poecile palustrisLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Feb–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Spotted Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos majorLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Skylark

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensisLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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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