Finland · Uusimaa
Helsinki – Vanhankaupunginlahti
241 species and 18,619 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 144 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Great TitParus major
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Eurasian BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common MerganserMergus merganser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Eurasian GoshawkAstur gentilis
Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
European GreenfinchChloris chloris30 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 241 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Helsinki – Vanhankaupunginlahti, Lammassaari1 km182 species
- Helsinki – Viikki1 km198 species
- Helsinki – Töölönlahti5 km143 species
- Helsinki – Hietaniemi7 km129 species
- Helsinki – Suomenlinna8 km160 species
- Espoo – Iso Huopalahti9 km173 species
All 241 species recorded here
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Great Tit Parus major
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Corn Crake Crex crex
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus
- Eurasian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
- Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
- Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
- Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Northern Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Great Snipe Gallinago media
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Little Crake Zapornia parva
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Helsinki – Vanhankaupunginlahti?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 144 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Helsinki – Vanhankaupunginlahti?
241 species, from 18,619 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Helsinki – Vanhankaupunginlahti in November?
The most recorded in November: Great Tit, Common Blackbird, Eurasian Blue Tit, Canada Goose and Hooded Crow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.