Rare Birds in Portugal
Our list for Portugal has 88 rare birds recorded regularly there: 16 residents, 7 summer visitors, 30 winter visitors, 27 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Portugal in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 88, most common first
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusSummer visitorRare46–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorRare23–27 cmRegularly Sep–May
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Aug–Jan
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantRare15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Nov
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorRare15–17 cmRecorded all year
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorRare34–43 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorRare37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May
Eurasian Scops-owlOtus scopsSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantRare12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusWinter visitorRare23–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorRare43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorRare39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentRare66–102 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorRare52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentRare17–20 cmRecorded all year
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentRare35–40 cmRecorded all year
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorRare16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusWinter visitorRare55–67 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorRare22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisSummer visitorRare16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorRare10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
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