Birds in Norway

262 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

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.

Birds to see in Norway in September

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

All 204 birds in September

Arriving in September: Pink-footed Goose, Yellow-browed Warbler, Jack Snipe, Greater White-fronted Goose, Boreal Owl, Woodlark, Red-flanked Bluetail, Spotted Crake and 3 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Norway each month: most in May (228), fewest in February (132). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Whooper Swan
Whooper SwanLargest · 165cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Whooper Swan (165 cm)58 families

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All 262 birds on the list

Showing 208–230 of 262 species

Nightjar

Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeusLC

Summer visitorUncommon

Regularly May–Aug

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

Boreal Owl

Aegolius funereusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Feb–Oct

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

Common Quail

Coturnix coturnixLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly May–Aug

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

Woodlark

Lullula arboreaLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Mar–Dec

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

Sooty Shearwater

Ardenna griseaNT

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jul–Oct

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

Mandarin Duck

Aix galericulataLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Aug–Jun

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

Western Capercaillie

Tetrao urogallusLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Apr–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-flanked Bluetail

Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep–Oct

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

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Little Egret

Little Egret

Egretta garzettaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May–Oct

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

Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella naeviaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May–Sep

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

Cattle Egret

Ardea ibisLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Nov

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

Grey Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicariusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

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

Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinusLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly May–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bar-headed Goose

Bar-headed Goose

Anser indicusLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Apr–Oct

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

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensisLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Apr–Aug

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

Corncrake

Crex crexLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl

Asio otusLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Jan–Nov

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

Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillataLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jun–Oct

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

Firecrest

Regulus ignicapillaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Apr

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

Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Nov–Apr

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

Water Pipit

Anthus spinolettaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Nov–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Storm-petrel

European Storm-petrel

Hydrobates pelagicusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jul–Sep

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

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senatorNT

ScarceRare
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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