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Birds in Sweden

Our list for Sweden has 265 bird species recorded regularly there: 80 residents, 100 summer visitors, 45 winter visitors, 35 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors

The list comes from 2.3 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
265
In October
203
Common
118
Busiest month
May

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Hooded CrowHooded Crow2.87%
  2. Great TitGreat Tit2.61%
  3. Blue TitBlue Tit2.54%
  4. JackdawJackdaw2.19%
  5. MagpieMagpie2.18%
  6. MallardMallard2.12%

Arriving now

  1. Bohemian WaxwingBohemian WaxwingWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.38%
  2. TwiteTwiteWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.22%
  3. Snow BuntingSnow BuntingWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.10%
  4. Tundra SwanTundra SwanWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.05%
  5. Red-breasted GooseRed-breasted GoosePassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.04%
  6. Horned LarkHorned LarkWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.04%

Share of all bird records in Sweden in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Sweden

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Sweden

Records by month
Bird records in Sweden by month, 2019–2024
January103,543
February93,915
March160,346
April264,632
May385,600
June243,912
July210,849
August214,222
September237,300
October198,356
November98,409
December80,603

May has the most records (386,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 36
All 36 families in Sweden

How common

All 265 birds, A to Z

Show all 265 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Sweden?

265 species, each recorded regularly in Sweden (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 80 residents, 100 summer visitors, 45 winter visitors, 35 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Sweden, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Sweden in October?

203 species on our list for Sweden are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Jackdaw and Magpie.

What are the most common birds in Sweden?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Sweden are Great Tit, Blue Tit, Hooded Crow, Blackbird and Magpie.

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

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