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Birds in Norway

Our list for Norway has 262 bird species recorded regularly there: 65 residents, 109 summer visitors, 37 winter visitors, 40 passage migrants and 11 scarce visitors

The list comes from 1.3 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
262
In October
189
Common
106
Busiest month
May

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Hooded CrowHooded Crow4.09%
  2. Great TitGreat Tit3.51%
  3. MagpieMagpie3.13%
  4. Blue TitBlue Tit3.09%
  5. European Herring GullEuropean Herring Gull3.03%
  6. BlackbirdBlackbird2.52%

Arriving now

  1. Bohemian WaxwingBohemian WaxwingWinter visitorSep 0.04% → Oct 0.51%
  2. Long-tailed DuckLong-tailed DuckResidentSep 0.04% → Oct 0.45%
  3. Little AukLittle AukWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.14%
  4. Atlantic PuffinAtlantic PuffinSummer visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.05%
  5. Grey PhalaropeGrey PhalaropePassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.03%
  6. Little GullLittle GullSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.02%

Share of all bird records in Norway 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 Norway

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 Norway

Records by month
Bird records in Norway by month, 2019–2024
January46,040
February41,252
March82,034
April148,294
May247,288
June200,546
July132,550
August116,220
September95,810
October90,765
November51,025
December31,807

May has the most records (247,000). 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 36
All 36 families in Norway

How common

All 262 birds, A to Z

Show all 262 birds

Questions

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

262 species, each recorded regularly in Norway (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 65 residents, 109 summer visitors, 37 winter visitors, 40 passage migrants and 11 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Norway, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Norway in October?

189 species on our list for Norway are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Great Tit, Magpie, Blue Tit and European Herring Gull.

What are the most common birds in Norway?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Norway are Hooded Crow, Great Tit, Magpie, Blue Tit and European Herring Gull.

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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