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Birds in Finland

Our list for Finland has 238 bird species recorded regularly there: 32 residents, 135 summer visitors, 35 winter visitors, 27 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors

The list comes from 1.9 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
238
In October
158
Common
109
Busiest month
May

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Great TitGreat Tit4.84%
  2. Hooded CrowHooded Crow4.27%
  3. Blue TitBlue Tit3.86%
  4. MagpieMagpie2.88%
  5. JackdawJackdaw2.87%
  6. FieldfareFieldfare2.84%

Arriving now

  1. Snow BuntingSnow BuntingWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.18%
  2. Little GullLittle GullSummer visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.06%
  3. Red-breasted GooseRed-breasted GoosePassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.03%
  4. Mediterranean GullMediterranean GullScarceSep 0.00% → Oct 0.03%
  5. Horned LarkHorned LarkWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.02%
  6. Eurasian BitternEurasian BitternSummer visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.02%

Share of all bird records in Finland 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 Finland

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 Finland

Records by month
Bird records in Finland by month, 2019–2024
January64,315
February49,550
March110,268
April261,606
May418,028
June254,542
July167,549
August148,942
September149,469
October121,515
November60,283
December52,199

May has the most records (418,000). 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 33
All 33 families in Finland

How common

All 238 birds, A to Z

Show all 238 birds

Questions

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

238 species, each recorded regularly in Finland (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 32 residents, 135 summer visitors, 35 winter visitors, 27 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Finland, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Finland in October?

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

What are the most common birds in Finland?

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

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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