Birds of Sweden

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.