Rare Birds in Serbia
Our list for Serbia has 30 rare birds recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 5 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor, 18 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Serbia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 30, most common first
Black SwanCygnus atratusPassage migrantRare110–142 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentRare13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
Willow TitPoecile montanusSummer visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusSummer visitorRare25–30 cmRegularly Dec–Aug
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusScarceRare18–19 cm
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantRare26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaWinter visitorRare53–57 cmRegularly Sep–May
European Herring GullLarus argentatusPassage migrantRare55–67 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Wood DuckAix sponsaPassage migrantRare47–54 cmRegularly Jan
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantRare33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Sep
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantRare21–25 cmRegularly May–Jun
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantRare23–24 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorSummer visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly May–Aug
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataPassage migrantRare41–49 cmRegularly Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusPassage migrantRare64–79 cmRegularly Nov
Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactylaPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly May–Jun
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusPassage migrantRare36–39 cmRegularly Sep
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantRare12–13 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Willow Tit 11–12 cm
- Grasshopper Warbler 12–13 cm
- Cetti's Warbler 13–14 cm
- Common Rosefinch 13–15 cm
- Short-toed Lark 14–17 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush 16–19 cm
- Woodchat Shrike 17–19 cm
- Red-necked Phalarope 18–19 cm
- Spotted Crake 19–23 cm
- Dotterel 20–22 cm
- Blue Rock-thrush 21–23 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- Ring Ouzel 23–24 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Little Gull 25–30 cm
- Golden Plover 26–29 cm
- Cockatiel 30–33 cm
- Eurasian Woodcock 33–38 cm
- Alpine Chough 36–39 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 cm
- Booted Eagle 42–51 cm
- Wood Duck 47–54 cm
- Rough-legged Hawk 46–59 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Great Black-backed Gull 64–79 cm
- Black Swan 110–142 cm
- Indian Peafowl 86–230 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