Uncommon Birds in Switzerland
Our list for Switzerland has 106 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 23 residents, 39 summer visitors, 29 winter visitors and 15 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Switzerland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 106, most common first
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly May–Sep
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Feb–Aug
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon53–56 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
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