Birds of North Macedonia

List of Common Birds Found in North Macedonia

Native Birds

• Alpine Swift
• Blackcap
• Black-eared Wheatear
• Black-headed Bunting
• Black Redstart
• Black Stork
• Black-throated Diver
• Blue Rock Thrush
• Booted Eagle
• Calandra Lark
• Cattle Egret
• Chaffinch
• Collared Flycatcher
• Common Buzzard
• Common Chiffchaff
• Common Cuckoo
• Common Firecrest
• Common Greenshank
• Common Gull
• Common Kestrel
• Common Kingfisher
• Common Linnet
• Common Moorhen
• Common Nightingale
• Common Pheasant
• Common Quail
• Common Redstart
• Common Reed Bunting
• Common Sandpiper
• Common Snipe
• Common Swift
• Common Tern
• Corn Bunting
• Crested Lark
• Dalmatian Pelican
• Dunlin
• Egyptian Vulture
• Eurasian Bittern
• Eurasian Blackbird
• Eurasian Blue Tit
• Eurasian Bullfinch
• Eurasian Collared Dove
• Eurasian Collared Flycatcher
• Eurasian Coot
• Eurasian Crag Martin
• Eurasian Curlew
• Eurasian Hobby
• Eurasian Jay
• Eurasian Magpie
• Eurasian Nuthatch
• Eurasian Oystercatcher
• Eurasian Penduline Tit
• Eurasian Skylark
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk
• Eurasian Spoonbill
• Eurasian Tree Sparrow
• Eurasian Wigeon
• European Bee-eater
• European Crested Tit
• European Goldfinch
• European Greenfinch
• European Herring Gull
• European Robin
• European Roller
• European Serin
• European Shag
• European Shelduck
• European Stonechat
• European Turtle Dove
• European Whiskered Tern
• Ferruginous Duck
• Gadwall
• Garganey
• Glossy Ibis
• Golden Eagle
• Golden Oriole
• Gray Heron
• Gray Plover
• Gray Wagtail
• Great Bittern
• Great Crested Grebe
• Greater Flamingo
• Great Tit
• Great White Egret
• Green Sandpiper
• Green Woodpecker
• Hawfinch
• Hazel Grouse
• Hen Harrier
• Honey Buzzard
• Hoopoe
• Horned Lark
• House Sparrow
• Lesser Gray Shrike
• Little Bittern
• Little Egret
• Little Grebe
• Little Owl
• Long-legged Buzzard
• Mallard
• Mistle Thrush
• Montagu’s Harrier
• Northern Goshawk
• Northern Wheatear
• Ortolan Bunting
• Osprey
• Pallid Swift
• Penduline Tit
• Pied Avocet
• Pied Flycatcher
• Pygmy Cormorant
• Red-backed Shrike
• Red-breasted Flycatcher
• Red-crested Pochard
• Red-footed Falcon
• Red Kite
• Red-necked Grebe
• Red-throated Pipit
• Rock Nuthatch
• Rock Partridge
• Ruddy Shelduck
• Savi’s Warbler
• White Stork
• White-winged Snowfinch
• White-winged Tern

Non-native Birds

• Eurasian Oystercatcher
• Great Bustard
• Greater Flamingo
• Great Spotted Cuckoo
• Horned Grebe
• Pied Avocet
• Tundra Swan
• Velvet Scoter
• Western Capercaillie

Some of the best birding sites in North Macedonia include Lake Ohrid, Galichica National Park, and Prespa Lake. The peak season for birdwatching in North Macedonia generally falls between April and June. During this period, migratory birds return to their breeding grounds, and resident bird species actively engage in courtship displays and nesting activities.