Birds of Denmark

393 species recorded at 21 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

European Herring GullLarus argentatus

Hooded CrowCorvus cornix

Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

Common BlackbirdTurdus merula

MallardAnas platyrhynchos

Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus

European RobinErithacus rubecula

Common GullLarus canus

Mute SwanCygnus olor

Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus

Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope

Great TitParus major

Common EiderSomateria mollissima

Most recorded

Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus

Greylag GooseAnser anser

White WagtailMotacilla alba

Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

Grey HeronArdea cinerea

Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris

Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs

Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis

Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus

Eurasian CootFulica atra

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis

Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus

Common LinnetLinaria cannabina

Hotspots with the most records

ErtholmeneCapital Region of Denmark241 species
Grenen, SkagenNorth Denmark Region279 species
Gedser OddeRegion Zealand247 species
Kalvebod FælledCapital Region of Denmark219 species
BlåvandshukSouthern Denmark286 species
Bøtø NorRegion Zealand201 species
Bøjden NorSouthern Denmark170 species
Skagen NordstrandNorth Denmark Region218 species
KlydesøenCapital Region of Denmark179 species
Egå EngsøCentral Denmark168 species
Sjælsø VestCapital Region of Denmark140 species
Klydesøen – SydtårnetCapital Region of Denmark185 species

All 21 hotspots

Ølsemagle RevleRegion Zealand179 species
Villahøj SøCapital Region of Denmark163 species
Årslev EngsøCentral Denmark165 species
Nordhavnstippen/StubbenCapital Region of Denmark173 species
SkallingenSouthern Denmark177 species
Nakkebølle InddæmningSouthern Denmark153 species
SortedamssøenCapital Region of Denmark89 species
KastelletCapital Region of Denmark99 species
MandøSouthern Denmark207 species

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All species recorded · 393

Brant Goose Branta bernicla
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
Ross's Goose Anser rossii
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Garganey Spatula querquedula
Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
Gadwall Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri
King Eider Somateria spectabilis
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca
White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
Stejneger's Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
Black Scoter Melanitta americana
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Smew Mergellus albellus
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
Common Swift Apus apus
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus
Rock Dove Columba livia
Stock Dove Columba oenas
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Corn Crake Crex crex
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
Common Crane Grus grus
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Great Snipe Gallinago media
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Little Stint Calidris minuta
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Little Tern Sternula albifrons
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Common Gull Larus canus
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Great Skua Stercorarius skua
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
Razorbill Alca torda
Little Auk Alle alle
Common Murre Uria aalge
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
Common Loon Gavia immer
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Leach's Storm Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Great Egret Ardea alba
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Red Kite Milvus milvus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
Tawny Owl Strix aluco
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
Merlin Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
Northern Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
Rook Corvus frugilegus
Carrion Crow Corvus corone
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
Northern Raven Corvus corax
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Coal Tit Periparus ater
Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
Willow Tit Poecile montanus
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
Great Tit Parus major
Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
Woodlark Lullula arborea
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans
Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
Marmora's Warbler Curruca sarda
Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella
Dunnock Prunella modularis
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
Twite Linaria flavirostris
Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
Redpoll Acanthis flammea
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
European Serin Serinus serinus
Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata