Uncommon Birds in Spain
Our list for Spain has 138 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 61 residents, 31 summer visitors, 37 winter visitors and 9 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Spain in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 138, most common first
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentUncommon80–90 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaeResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year
WoodlarkLullula arboreaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Pallid SwiftApus pallidusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
Crested TitLophophanes cristatusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
RedshankTringa totanusResidentUncommon27–29 cmRecorded all year
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May
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