Uncommon Birds in Slovakia
Our list for Slovakia has 101 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 18 residents, 36 summer visitors, 17 winter visitors, 29 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Slovakia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 101, most common first
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRecorded all year
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Purple HeronArdea purpureaSummer visitorUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorUncommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Willow TitPoecile montanusSummer visitorUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentUncommon35–40 cmRecorded all year
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
HoopoeUpupa epopsSummer visitorUncommon25–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaSummer visitorUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
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