Birds of Sweden

Over 500 species of birds live in Sweden. Despite the country’s northern location, it has a more temperate climate which lets various avifauna survive there.

Sweden’s national bird is the Common Blackbird. Other avian species here include the European Robin, the Barn Swallow, and the Eurasian Jay.

List of Common Birds Found in Sweden

Native Birds

Arctic Tern
Barn Swallow
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-headed Gull
Black-tailed Godwit
Black-throated Diver
Black-throated Loon
Black Woodpecker
Blue Tit
Bohemian Waxwing
Brambling
Coal Tit
Common Blackbird
Common Buzzard
Common Chaffinch
Common Crane
Common Cuckoo
Common Eider
Common Greenshank
Common Kestrel
Common Kingfisher
Common Magpie
Common Moorhen
Common Pochard
Common Quail
Common Raven
Common Redstart
Common Reed Bunting
Common Rosefinch
Common Sandpiper
Common Shelduck
Common Snipe
Common Starling
Common Swift
Common Tern
Common Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Eurasian Bittern
Eurasian Blackcap
Eurasian Bullfinch
Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Jackdaw
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Linnet
Eurasian Siskin
Eurasian Skylark
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Spoonbill
Eurasian Teal
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Eurasian Wigeon
Eurasian Wren
European Crested Tit
European Golden Plover
European Goldfinch
European Greenfinch
European Green Woodpecker
European Herring Gull
European Hobby
European Honey Buzzard
European Nuthatch
European Pied Flycatcher
European Robin
European Scops Owl
European Serin
European Starling
European Stonechat
European Treecreeper
European Turtle Dove
Fieldfare
Gray Heron
Great Bittern
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Gray Shrike
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit
Great White Egret
Hawfinch
House Sparrow
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Little Bittern
Little Grebe
Little Gull
Long-eared Owl
Long-tailed Duck
Long-tailed Tit
Eurasian Magpie
Marsh Tit
Meadow Pipit
Merlin
Mistle Thrush
Montagu’s Harrier
Northern Goshawk
Northern Harrier
Northern Lapwing
Northern Pintail
Northern Wheatear
Osprey
Red-backed Shrike
Red-breasted Merganser
Red Kite
Red-necked Phalarope
Red-throated Loon
Redwing
Reed Bunting
Rough-legged Buzzard
Ruff
Slavonian Grebe
Song Thrush
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Redshank
Tawny Owl
Tree Pipit
Tufted Duck
Ural Owl
Velvet Scoter
Whimbrel
White-tailed Eagle
White-throated Dipper
Willow Tit
Willow Warbler
Wood Sandpiper
Wryneck
Yellowhammer

Non-native Birds

Canada Goose
Ring-necked Pheasant
Rock Pigeon

Some of the best birding sites in Sweden include Öland Island, Falsterbo Peninsula, and Lake Hornborga. The peak birding season in Sweden typically spans from late April to early June. During this time, the days are longer, the weather is milder, and the landscapes come alive with blooming vegetation, making it an excellent time for birdwatching.