Birds of Poland

Close to 500 species call Poland home and can be found in the country’s various habitats. These include broadleaf forests, deciduous forests, and landscape parks.

The national bird of Poland is the White-tailed Eagle. Other notable species include the White Stork, the European Robin, and the Eurasian Jay.

List of Common Birds Found in Poland

Native Birds

Aquatic Warbler
Barn Swallow
Barred Warbler
Black Grouse
Black-headed Gull
Black-necked Grebe
Black Stork
Black-tailed Godwit
Black Woodpecker
Blue Tit
Blyth’s Reed Warbler
Boreal Owl
Coal Tit
Common Blackbird
Common Buzzard
Common Chaffinch
Common Chaffinch
Common Crane
Common Cuckoo
Common Goldeneye
Common Greenshank
Common Kestrel
Common Kingfisher
Common Moorhen
Common Nightingale
Common Pochard
Common Raven
Common Redstart
Common Sandpiper
Common Shelduck
Common Snipe
Common Starling
Common Swift
Common Treecreeper
Common Whitethroat
Common Wood Pigeon
Corn Crake
Crested Tit
Dunnock
Eurasian Blackcap
Eurasian Blue Tit
Eurasian Bullfinch
Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Curlew
Eurasian Eagle-owl
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Eurasian Hoopoe
Eurasian Jackdaw
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Magpie
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Pygmy Owl
Eurasian Reed Warbler
Eurasian Siskin
Eurasian Skylark
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Spoonbill
Eurasian Teal
Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
Eurasian Wren
Eurasian Wryneck
European Bee-eater
European Goldcrest
European Golden Plover
European Goldfinch
European Greenfinch
European Green Woodpecker
European Honey Buzzard
European Marsh Harrier
European Nightjar
European Pied Flycatcher
European Robin
European Roller
European Serin
European Starling
European Stonechat
European Turtle Dove
Fieldfare
Gadwall
Garden Warbler
Gray Heron
Great cormorant
Great Crested Grebe
Great Gray Shrike
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit
Great White Egret
Green Sandpiper
Gray-headed Woodpecker
Gray Wagtail
Hawfinch
Horned Lark
House Martin
House Sparrow
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Whitethroat
Little Crake
Little Egret
Little Grebe
Little Owl
Little Ringed Plover
Long-tailed Tit
Marsh Tit
Marsh Warbler
Merlin
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Mistle Thrush
Montagu’s Harrier
Northern Goshawk
Northern Lapwing
Northern Shoveler
Northern Wren
Osprey
Peregrine Falcon
Purple Heron
Red-backed Shrike
Red-throated Diver
Red-throated Pipit
Redwing
Rock Martin
Ruff
Sand Martin
Sedge Warbler
Short-eared Owl
Short-toed Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Redshank
Stock Dove
Syrian Woodpecker
Tawny Pipit
Tree Pipit
Tufted Duck
Ural Owl
Water Pipit
Water Rail
Western Capercaillie
Western Jackdaw
White Stork
White-tailed Eagle
White Wagtail
Willow Tit
Willow Warbler
Wood Sandpiper
Wood Warbler
Yellowhammer
Yellow Wagtail

Non-native Birds

Canada Goose
Common Pheasant
Egyptian Goose
Mallard
Mandarin Duck
Monk Parakeet
Northern Bald Ibis
Red-crested Pochard
Ring-necked Pheasant
Rock Pigeon
Rose-ringed Parakeet

Some of the best birding sites in Poland include Biebrza Marshes, Wigry National Park, and Białowieża Forest – the last being a UNESCO World Heritage site. The peak birding season in Poland typically occurs during the spring and autumn months, as these are the periods when many bird species migrate to and from their breeding and wintering grounds.