Estonia bird checklist
365 bird species in 64 families have been recorded in Estonia, according to eBird; about 298 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Estonia right now
1Eurasian Siskin
2Greater Scaup
3Common Merganser
4Great Tit
5Black-headed Gull
6Common Goldeneye
7Mute Swan
8Great Cormorant
9Mallard
10Tufted Duck
Estonia bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Bar-headed Goose
- Snow Goose
- Ross's Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Taiga Bean-Goose
- Tundra Bean-Goose
- Pink-footed Goose
- Brant
- Barnacle Goose
- Canada Goose
- Red-breasted Goose
- Mute Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Mandarin Duck
- Garganey
- Blue-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Steller's Eider
- King Eider
- Common Eider
- Velvet Scoter
- Stejneger's Scoter
- Common Scoter
- Black Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Hazel Grouse
- Willow Ptarmigan
- Western Capercaillie
- Black Grouse
- Gray Partridge
- Common Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
Cuckoos
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
Swifts
- Common Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Corn Crake
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Little Crake
Cranes
- Sandhill Crane
- Common Crane
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- European Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Great Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Purple Sandpiper
- Little Stint
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Collared Pratincole
- Black-winged Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Great Skua
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Black Guillemot
- Razorbill
- Dovekie
- Common Murre
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Ross's Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- Common Gull
- Caspian Gull
- European Herring Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Slaty-backed Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Little Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Arctic Loon
- Common Loon
- Yellow-billed Loon
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Cory's Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
Cormorants and Shags
- Great Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Little Egret
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- European Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Eurasian Griffon
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Red Kite
- Black Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Owls
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Northern Hawk Owl
- Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
- Tawny Owl
- Ural Owl
- Great Gray Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Boreal Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker
- White-backed Woodpecker
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Gray-headed Woodpecker
- Eurasian Green Woodpecker
- Black Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Saker Falcon
- Gyrfalcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Eurasian Jay
- Eurasian Magpie
- Northern Nutcracker
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Hooded Crow
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Coal Tit
- Crested Tit
- Marsh Tit
- Willow Tit
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Great Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Wood Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Calandra Lark
Bearded Reedling
- Bearded Reedling
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Booted Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Aquatic Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- River Warbler
- Savi's Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Greenish Warbler
Long-tailed Tits
- Long-tailed Tit
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Barred Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
- Common Firecrest
Nuthatches
- Eurasian Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Eurasian Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
- Naumann's Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- European Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Amur Stonechat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Siberian Accentor
- Black-throated Accentor
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Blyth's Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Rock Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Pine Grosbeak
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- European Greenfinch
- Twite
- Eurasian Linnet
- Redpoll
- Parrot Crossbill
- Red Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- European Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Snow Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Ortolan Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
New World Sparrows
- Fox Sparrow
Most common birds in Estonia
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Estonia’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Common MerganserMergus merganser
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
Largest bird families in Estonia
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl40
- Sandpipers and Allies31
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers19
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites18
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies15
- Old World Flycatchers12
- Woodpeckers9
- Owls9
Reported in the last 30 days
187 species reported to eBird in Estonia in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Black Redstart, Hawfinch, Eurasian Siskin, Great Tit, Red-necked Grebe, Common Merganser, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Greater Scaup, Little Gull, Common Goldeneye, Tufted Duck, Great Cormorant, European Herring Gull, Mallard, Fieldfare, Eurasian Blackbird, Greater White-fronted Goose, Barnacle Goose, Common Wood-Pigeon, Eurasian Jay, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Red Crossbill, Eurasian Wigeon, White-tailed Eagle, Whooper Swan, White Wagtail, Common Scoter, Brant, Tundra Bean-Goose, Smew, Eurasian Skylark, Great Crested Grebe, Gray Heron, Hooded Crow, Red-throated Loon, Green-winged Teal, Red-breasted Merganser, Great Black-backed Gull, Northern Shoveler, …
Get to know some of them
Red-necked Grebe
Greater White-fronted Goose
Common Wood-Pigeon
Barnacle Goose
Black Redstart
Eurasian Wigeon
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Blackbird
Common Scoter
Red Crossbill
Whooper Swan
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
White Wagtail
Eurasian Skylark