Rare Birds in Romania
Our list for Romania has 21 rare birds recorded regularly there: 2 summer visitors, 13 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Romania in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 21, most common first
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantRare38–42 cmRegularly Jan–Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraScarceRare43–54 cmRegularly Dec
Barn OwlTyto albaSummer visitorRare33–39 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisScarceRare58–70 cm
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaSummer visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantRare34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosPassage migrantRare66–102 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantRare12–13 cmRegularly Jun
DotterelEudromias morinellusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Aug
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly May–Jun
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosScarceRare19–23 cmRegularly Aug
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly May–Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataScarceRare66–84 cm
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusPassage migrantRare21–28 cmRegularly Apr
Black SwanCygnus atratusScarceRare110–142 cm
Pallid SwiftApus pallidusPassage migrantRare16–17 cmRegularly Jun
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusScarceRare68–78 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Grasshopper Warbler 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Bluethroat 13–14 cm
- Common Rosefinch 13–15 cm
- Cirl Bunting 15–17 cm
- Pallid Swift 16–17 cm
- Spotted Crake 19–23 cm
- Dotterel 20–22 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Boreal Owl 21–28 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Barnacle Goose 58–70 cm
- Bar-headed Goose 68–78 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Golden Eagle 66–102 cm
- Black Swan 110–142 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