Birds to See in Bahrain in April
67 bird species on our list for Bahrain are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Eurasian Collared Dove, Kentish Plover, Rock Dove and Grey Heron. New this month: Common Tern, Spotted Flycatcher, Bar-tailed Godwit and Eurasian Oystercatcher and 18 more.
On the move in April
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At their peak
From Bahrain’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 67 birds in April
67 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 4.27% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 3.79% in Apr
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.75% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.01% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.92% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.68% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.56% in Apr
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–May · 1.50% in Apr
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.47% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–May · 1.47% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.40% in Apr
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.40% in Apr
Pallid SwiftApus pallidusPassage migrantCommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.34% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.28% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.25% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.22% in Apr
HoopoeUpupa epopsPassage migrantCommon25–32 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.19% in Apr
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.13% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.10% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.07% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.04% in Apr
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.98% in Apr
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.95% in Apr
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.95% in Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.89% in Apr
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusWinter visitorCommon120–145 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.76% in Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.76% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.70% in Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantCommon18–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.61% in Apr
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantCommon33–42 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.61% in Apr
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.61% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.58% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantCommon58–65 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.52% in Apr
CootFulica atraPassage migrantCommon36–42 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.49% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.49% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.49% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.49% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.46% in Apr
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.46% in Apr
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.43% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPassage migrantCommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.40% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantCommon19–21 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.37% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaScarceUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr · 0.34% in Apr
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr · 0.34% in Apr
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantCommon33–38 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.34% in Apr
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr · 0.34% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.31% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.31% in Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantCommon38–42 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.31% in Apr
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr · 0.31% in Apr
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorPassage migrantCommon22–26 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.24% in Apr
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.24% in Apr
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr · 0.21% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.21% in Apr
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturPassage migrantCommon26–28 cmRegularly Apr · 0.21% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.21% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusPassage migrantCommon40–45 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.18% in Apr
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.18% in Apr
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.18% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.15% in Apr
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.15% in Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr · 0.15% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.15% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr · 0.15% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.15% in Apr
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.12% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaPassage migrantUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr · 0.09% in Apr
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