Bird AlbumDenmark · North Denmark Region
Skagen Nordstrand
218 species and 8,349 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May, with up to 147 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
Northern GannetMorus bassanus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Common GullLarus canus
Common MurreUria aalge
RazorbillAlca torda
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Common EiderSomateria mollissima
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedpollAcanthis flammeaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Grenen, Skagen2 km279 species
All 218 species recorded here
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Razorbill Alca torda
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
- Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Little Auk Alle alle
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Great Snipe Gallinago media
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Skagen Nordstrand?
April–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 147 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Skagen Nordstrand?
218 species, from 8,349 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Skagen Nordstrand in November?
The most recorded in November: Great Black-backed Gull, European Herring Gull, Red-throated Loon, Northern Gannet and Red-breasted Merganser.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.