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Birds in Bahrain

Our list for Bahrain has 96 bird species recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor, 26 winter visitors, 60 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors

The list comes from 17,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
96
In October
50
Common
73
Busiest month
Apr

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. House SparrowHouse Sparrow4.48%
  2. Eurasian Collared DoveEurasian Collared Dove3.99%
  3. Rock DoveRock Dove2.56%
  4. Grey HeronGrey Heron2.41%
  5. Kentish PloverKentish Plover2.37%
  6. Lesser Black-backed GullLesser Black-backed Gull1.82%

Arriving now

  1. Lesser Black-backed GullLesser Black-backed GullWinter visitorSep 0.51% → Oct 1.82%
  2. Pied WagtailPied WagtailWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 1.23%
  3. Greater FlamingoGreater FlamingoWinter visitorSep 0.51% → Oct 1.23%
  4. Black-headed GullBlack-headed GullWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 1.18%
  5. KestrelKestrelPassage migrantSep 0.51% → Oct 0.69%
  6. Great Grey ShrikeGreat Grey ShrikePassage migrantSep 0.25% → Oct 0.69%

Share of all bird records in Bahrain in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Bahrain

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Bahrain

Records by month
Bird records in Bahrain by month, 2019–2024
January1,565
February1,416
March1,715
April3,276
May1,373
June433
July118
August304
September789
October2,029
November2,338
December1,165

April has the most records (3,276). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 18
All 18 families in Bahrain

How common

All 96 birds, A to Z

Show all 96 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Bahrain?

96 species, each recorded regularly in Bahrain (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 1 summer visitor, 26 winter visitors, 60 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Bahrain, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Bahrain in October?

50 species on our list for Bahrain are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Eurasian Collared Dove, Rock Dove, Grey Heron and Kentish Plover.

What are the most common birds in Bahrain?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Bahrain are House Sparrow, Eurasian Collared Dove, Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull and Kentish Plover.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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