Birds in Sweden

265 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

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.

Birds to see in Sweden in September

218 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 218 birds in September

Arriving in September: Greater White-fronted Goose, Brent Goose, Smew, Long-tailed Duck, Eurasian Woodcock, Tundra Bean Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Purple Sandpiper and 10 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Sweden each month: most in May (232), fewest in December (149). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Whooper Swan
Whooper SwanLargest · 165cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Whooper Swan (165 cm)60 families

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All 265 birds on the list

Showing 254–265 of 265 species

European Turtle-dove

European Turtle-dove

Streptopelia turturVU

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Stone-curlew

Eurasian Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Calidris subruficollisVU

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Snow Goose

Snow Goose

Anser caerulescensLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Barn Owl

Barn Owl

Tyto albaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Egyptian Goose

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiacaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Manx Shearwater

Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jul–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruddy Shelduck

Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferrugineaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Kentish Plover

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black Swan

Black Swan

Cygnus atratusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jun–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sabine's Gull

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabiniLC

ScarceRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Woodchat Shrike

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senatorNT

ScarceRare

Regularly May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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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