Updated by: Rafael Armada (RA) ,
Aurélien Audevard (AA) ,
Joachim Bertrands (JoB) ,
Magnus Christofer Bladh (MCB) ,
Gábor Bodor (GB) ,
Edward Bonavia (EB),
Richard Bonser (RB) ,
Brynjúlfur Brynjólfsson (BB) ,
Bosse Carlsson (BS) ,
Simon Sigaard Christiansen (SSC) ,
Markus Craig (MC) ,
Szilard J. Daroczi (SJD) ,
Gerald Driessens (GD) ,
Richard Ek (RE) ,
Janus Ethelberg (JEt) ,
Frode Falkenberg (FF) ,
Tommy Frandsen (TF) ,
Michael Fricke (MF) ,
Didier Godreau (DG) ,
Zbigniew Kajzer (ZK) ,
Jens Søgaard Hansen (JSH) ,
Morten Bentzon Hansen (MBH) ,
Yann Kolbeinsson (YK) ,
Alexandre Hespanhol Leitão (AL) ,
Pawel Malczyk (PM) ,
Rune Sø Neergaard (RSN) ,
Kenneth Rude Nielsen (KRN) ,
Benoit Paepegaey (BP) ,
Yoav Perlman (YP) ,
Cosme Damián Romai-Cousido (CDRC) ,
Louis Sallé (LS) ,
Markku Santamaa (MS) ,
Ferran López Sanz (FLS) ,
Rasmus Strack (RS) ,
Anders Søgaard (ANS) ,
Pieter van Veelen (PV) ,
Steven Wytema (SW) .
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Monday September 5th 2016
23:01 MBH
5/9 Sociable Lapwing 1, Graurinderkoppel, Austria .
Sunday May 22nd 2016
14:24 SW
22/5 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 1, St.Martins Bootshaus/St. Andrä am Zicksee/Seewinkel, Austria . first for Austria. (updated: 25/5 09:19 MBH)
Monday October 12th 2015
20:56 MC
8/10 American Golden Plover 1 ad., Bernhardsthaler Ebene, Lower Austria, Austria . First record for Austria!.
Saturday September 19th 2015
09:28 MC
4/9 Baird's Sandpiper 1 juv., Graurinderkoppel/Seewinkel, Burgenland, Austria . 10th record for Austria, if accepted.. (seen/heard by: Johannes Laber)
09:23 MC
8/9 Zitting Cisticola 1, Schweizer Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria . 8th record for Austria, if accepted.. (seen/heard by: Alwin Schönenberger) (updated: 19/9 09:29 MC)
09:17 MC
13/9 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler 1, Heiligenkreuz im Lafnitztal, Burgenland, Austria .
09:03 MC
6/9 Desert Wheatear 1 ad. male, 1, Austria . 1st record for Austria, if accepted.. (seen/heard by: Manfred Schmid) (updated: 19/9 09:30 MC)
Tuesday September 15th 2015
14:55 MF
6/9 Desert Wheatear 1 male, Hinterhornbach/Tirol, Austria . probably the first for Austria if accepted. (seen/heard by: Manfred Schmid) (updated: 15/9 15:01 MF)
Friday December 12th 2014
13:02 MBH
12/12 Pallas's Reed Bunting 1 female/1cy, Schwarzlsee/Schwarzlteiche, Steiermark, Austria . second day. See source for info. (updated: 12/12 17:04 MBH)
Tuesday November 4th 2014
06:45 SW
3/11 Steppe Eagle 1, NE Austria, Austria . 2nd for Austria.
Wednesday April 2nd 2014
16:47 SW
2/4 Pallas's Gull 1 ad summ plum, Seewinkel, Neusiedler See, Austria . fourth for Austria.
Wednesday September 18th 2013
22:23 JB
17/9 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1, Seewinkel/Bgld, Austria . still present.
22:22 JB
17/9 Baird's Sandpiper 1, Lindenlach, Oberösterreich, Austria . since 16/9; 8th record for Austria.
Sunday September 15th 2013
22:59 JB
15/9 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 1cy, Zicklacke/Seewinkel, Burgenland, Austria . first for Austria!. (updated: 16/9 11:09 RSN)
Tuesday August 13th 2013
22:27 JB
13/8 Greater Sand Plover 1, Rheindelta - Lk. Constance, Austria . Turned out to be a Kentish Plover..... (updated: 15/8 21:35 JB)
Tuesday January 8th 2013
11:53 MBH
3/1 White-headed Duck 1, Aldrianteich/Tillmitscher Teiche, Steiermark, Austria . 10th record if accepted.
Sunday December 2nd 2012
21:47 MBH
2/12 White-headed Duck 1, Aldrianteich/Tillmitscher Teiche, Steiermark, Austria . 10th record if accepted.
Wednesday September 19th 2012
21:09 JB
18/9 Audouin's Gull 1, Ennsstau Thaling/Untere Enns, Oberösterreich , Austria . first-year; first record for Austria.
Wednesday December 14th 2011
21:56 JB
14/12 Sabine's Gull 1 adult, Vienna, Austria . since yesterday, Fifth record for Austria.
Monday October 31st 2011
12:23 MBH
31/10 Paddyfield Warbler 1, Hohenau/NÖ, Niederösterreich , Austria . trapped and ringed. 2nd record for Austria if accepted.
Sunday October 9th 2011
16:47 MBH
7/10 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 1cy, Katzenberg-Leithen, Austria . 1st record if accepted.
16:47 MBH
8/10 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 1cy, Katzenberg-Leithen, Austria . 1st record if accepted.
Thursday August 11th 2011
22:51 JB
11/8 Greater Flamingo 17 (1 ad., 16 iuv. ) on agricultural field!, Meiningen, Vorarlberg , Austria . Wild birds from Italy. 6th record for Austria and largest group ever there! and north of Alps?.
Wednesday July 13th 2011
22:35 JB
12/7 American Golden Plover 1 adult breeding, Podersdorfer Pferdekoppel/Seewinkel, Burgenland , Austria . first for Austria if accepted.
Friday June 3rd 2011
19:16 JB
2/6 Arctic Tern 1 ad breeding, Rheindelta, Bodensee, Austria . paired with Common Tern. First ever breeding attempt of this species in inland Central Europe.
Wednesday May 25th 2011
23:28 JB
24/5 Pallid Swift 1, Wartberg an der Krems, Oberösterreich , Austria . first record for Austria if accepted.
Thursday May 12th 2011
22:57 JB
12/5 Western Black-eared Wheatear 1 male, Horn im Gmoos, Niederösterreich , Austria . melanoleuca, 9th record for Austria.
Wednesday May 4th 2011
21:36 JB
4/5 Calandra Lark 1, Flugplatz Wels, Oberösterreich , Austria . 14th record ever for Austria. In Switzerland (with about 30 previous records) Calandra Larks have been seen at 4 locations this spring (involving a total of 9 birds); also one bird in southern Germany this spring. Influx year?.
Tuesday April 26th 2011
21:43 GB
25/4 Lesser Kestrel 1, Wartberg/Krems, Oberösterreich, Austria .
Sunday April 24th 2011
22:04 JB
24/4 Dalmatian Pelican 1, Illmitz/Seewinkel, Burgenland , Austria . 5th record for Austria.
Saturday April 16th 2011
22:09 JB
16/4 Dalmatian Pelican 1 adult, Graurinderkoppel/Seewinkel, Austria . 5th record for Austria.
Saturday April 9th 2011
22:07 JB
9/4 Black-winged Kite 1, Marchegg, Niederösterreich , Austria . 3rd record for Austria.
Sunday April 3rd 2011
21:46 JB
3/4 Sociable Lapwing 1, Zollfeld/Ktn, Austria .
00:17 JB
2/4 Sociable Lapwing 1, Zollfeld/Ktn, Austria . 13th record for Austria.
Monday March 28th 2011
23:39 JB
27/3 Rustic Bunting 1, St. Martin/Waldviertel, Niederösterreich , Austria . 4th record and first spring record for Austria.
Thursday December 2nd 2010
17:33 SW
30/11 Spotted Sandpiper 1, Enns / Donau, Austria . present since 27/10. (seen/heard by: Jan Bisschop)
Monday April 26th 2010
22:57 GB
25/4 Great Spotted Cuckoo 1, Hansag, Burgenland, Austria .
Sunday April 11th 2010
00:27 MBH
10/4 Dalmatian Pelican 1, Höchst/Rheindelta, Vorarlberg, Austria . 2nd record for Austria.
Sunday March 21st 2010
23:55 RB
19/3 Pine Bunting 1 male, Ranten, Steiermark, Austria .
Thursday December 31st 2009
14:09 GB
28/12 Great Northern Loon 1, Rohrspitz/Rheindelta, Vorarlberg, Austria .
Wednesday September 23rd 2009
09:33 GB
22/9 Sociable Lapwing 1, Lange Lacke-Nordufer/Seewinkel, Burgenland, Austria .
Sunday September 20th 2009
20:06 GB
20/9 Sociable Lapwing 1, Lange Lacke-Nordufer/Seewinkel, Burgenland, Austria .
Thursday January 29th 2009
12:40 GB
27/1 American Herring Gull 1 1cy, DoKW Melk/Donau, Niederösterreich, Austria .
12:37 GB
29/1 Yellow-billed Loon 1, Draustau Feistritz bei Treffen, Karnten, Austria . Still present.
Thursday January 22nd 2009
17:56 GB
22/1 Yellow-billed Loon 1, Draustau Feistritz, Karnten, Austria . 7th record for Austria, still present.
Monday January 19th 2009
18:15 GB
19/1 Yellow-billed Loon 1, Draustau Feistritz, Karnten, Austria . 7th record for Austria.
Sunday January 18th 2009
22:30 GB
18/1 Yellow-billed Loon 1, Draustau Feistritz, Karnten, Austria . 7th record for Austria.
Tuesday November 25th 2008
22:59 GB
25/11 Red Phalarope 1, Innstau Angath, Tirol, Austria .
Friday October 24th 2008
22:07 GB
9/10 Paddyfield Warbler 1, Seebad Illmitz/Seewinkel, Burgenland, Austria .
Sunday October 5th 2008
22:55 GB
5/10 Richard's Pipit 1, Hart/Untere Enns, Oberösterreich, Austria .