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 231–253 of 262 species

Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake

Porzana porzanaLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bonaparte's Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphiaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Kite

Red Kite

Milvus milvusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Mar–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Turtle-dove

European Turtle-dove

Streptopelia turturVU

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep–Nov

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

Hoopoe

Upupa epopsLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-breasted Goose

Red-breasted Goose

Branta ruficollisVU

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Mar–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-crested Pochard

Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufinaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr

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

Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr–Jun

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

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Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotosLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sabine's Gull

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabiniLC

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

Avocet

Recurvirostra avosettaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr–May

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

Black Tern

Chlidonias nigerLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Montagu's Harrier

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May

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

Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pacific Golden-Plover

Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulvaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Short-toed Lark

Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactylaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon niloticaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jun

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

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipesVU

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Savi's Warbler

Savi's Warbler

Locustella luscinioidesLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jun

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

Corn Bunting

Emberiza calandraLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Calidris subruficollisVU

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceusNT

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

Serin

Serinus serinusLC

ScarceRare

Regularly May

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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