Uncommon Birds in Ukraine
Our list for Ukraine has 113 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 18 residents, 50 summer visitors, 23 winter visitors and 22 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Ukraine in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 113, most common first
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorUncommon25–27 cmRecorded all year
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorUncommon26–28 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly May–Sep
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaWinter visitorUncommon66–94 cmRecorded all year
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
Little EgretEgretta garzettaSummer visitorUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
SerinSerinus serinusSummer visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorUncommon14–15 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
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