Hawks & Eagles in Norway
Our list for Norway has 11 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 3 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Norway in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 11, most common first
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentCommon66–94 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusSummer visitorUncommon46–59 cmRecorded all year
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusSummer visitorUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRecorded all year
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentUncommon66–102 cmRecorded all year
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly May–Sep
Red KiteMilvus milvusPassage migrantRare60–66 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusPassage migrantRare43–47 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Montagu's Harrier 43–47 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Rough-legged Hawk 46–59 cm
- Northern Goshawk 46–61 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- European Honey-buzzard 52–60 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- White-tailed Sea-eagle 66–94 cm
- Golden Eagle 66–102 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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