In one embodiment a circuit arrangement for disturber detection comprises an input for receiving an input signal, the input being adapted to be coupled to an antenna, a receiver circuit coupled to the input which is configured to provide a demodulated signal as a function of the input signal, and a disturber rejection circuit which is coupled to an output of the receiver circuit. Therein the disturber rejection circuit is configured to provide a first signal indicative of a low energy disturber and/or a second signal indicative of a square envelope disturber, the first and second signals being provided as a function of the demodulated signal at respective outputs of the disturber rejection circuit. Furthermore, a lightning detector and a method for disturber detection are described.