Birds of Prince Edward Island

What birds are common in Prince Edward Island?

The birds you are most likely to run into in Prince Edward Island right now are Semipalmated Plover, Black-bellied Plover, and Semipalmated Sandpiper. Birders reported 114 species across Prince Edward Island on eBird during August 22–28, 2026 — the 18below are the ones that turned up on the most of those days, which is as close to “common” as sightings data gets.

• Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus

  Reported on all 4 of the 4 days checked

• Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola

  Reported on all 4 of the 4 days checked

• Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla

  Reported on all 4 of the 4 days checked

• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

  Reported on all 4 of the 4 days checked

• Northern Gannet Morus bassanus

  Reported on all 4 of the 4 days checked

• European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

  Reported on all 4 of the 4 days checked

• Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla

  Reported on all 4 of the 4 days checked

• Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum

  Reported on all 4 of the 4 days checked

• Great Blue Heron

How this is measured: eBird publishes, for each day, every species reported anywhere in Prince Edward Island. We count how many of the 4 days sampled (August 22–28, 2026) each species appears on and rank by that count — nothing here is estimated or modelled. Species tied on days are ordered by the total number of individuals in those records. Rarities work the other way round: rare bird alerts tell you when a bird that is not common shows up near you.