Birds of Estonia

Around 400 birds live in Estonia. This is because of the wide variety of habitats in the nation, including sea and internal waters, as well as diverse climatic and soil conditions, which makes it one of the most biodiverse nations in Europe.

Estonia’s national bird is the Barn Swallow. Other noted species in the nation include the Common Wood Pigeon, the Eurasian Blue Tit, and the European Green Woodpecker.

List of Common Birds Found in Estonia

Native Birds

Arctic Tern
Barn Swallow
Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black Grouse
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Wagtail
Black-tailed Godwit
Black Tern
Blue Tit
Caspian Gull
Coal Tit
Common Blackbird
Common Buzzard
Common Chaffinch
Common Crane
Common Crossbill
Common Cuckoo
Common Eider
Common Greenshank
Common Gull
Common Kestrel
Common Kingfisher
Common Linnet
Common Magpie
Common Nightingale
Common Pheasant
Common Pochard
Common Quail
Common Redpoll
Common Rook
Common Sandpiper
Common Scoter
Common Snipe
Common Starling
Common Tern
Common Whitethroat
Common Wood Pigeon
Crested Tit
Dunlin
Dunnock
Eurasian Bittern
Eurasian Blackcap
Eurasian Blue Tit
Eurasian Bullfinch
Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Curlew
Eurasian Eagle Owl
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Eurasian Hobby
Eurasian Jackdaw
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Eurasian Reed Warbler
Eurasian Siskin
Eurasian Skylark
Eurasian Spoonbill
Eurasian Woodcock
Eurasian Wren
European Bee-eater
European Crested Tit
European Golden Plover
European Goldfinch
European Greenfinch
European Green Woodpecker
European Herring Gull
European Honey Buzzard
European Nightjar
European Pied Flycatcher
European Robin
European Serin
European Shag
European Starling
European Stonechat
European Turtle Dove
European White Stork
Fieldfare
Glaucous Gull
Goosander
Great Cormorant
Great Egret
Greater Spotted Eagle
Great Gray Shrike
Great Snipe
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit
Gray Heron
Gray Partridge
Gray Wagtail
Hawfinch
Hazel Grouse
Hen Harrier
Hooded Crow
House Sparrow
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Lesser Whitethroat
Little Egret
Little Gull
Little Tern
Long-eared Owl
Long-tailed Duck
Long-tailed Tit
Eurasian Magpie
Marsh Tit
Montagu’s Harrier
Mute Swan
Northern Lapwing
Northern Raven
Northern Wheatear
Eurasian Nuthatch
Peregrine Falcon
Red-backed Shrike
Red-breasted Merganser
Redshank
Red-throated Pipit
Redwing
Ruff
Sandwich Tern
Sedge Warbler
Smew
Song Thrush
Tawny Pipit
Tufted Duck
Velvet Scoter
Western Capercaillie
Western Marsh Harrier
Western Osprey
Whimbrel
White Stork
White-tailed Eagle
White Wagtail
Willow Tit
Willow Warbler
Wood Sandpiper
Yellowhammer
Yellow Wagtail

Non-native Birds

Canada Goose
Mandarin Duck
Wood Duck

Some of Estonia’s best places to go birdwatching include Matsalu National Park, Soomaa National Park, and Lahemaa National Park. The peak season for birding is in spring and autumn, when migratory birds visit the country, allowing visitors to experience greater avian diversity.