Birds to See in Bahrain in August
17 bird species on our list for Bahrain are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, House Sparrow, Kentish Plover, Little Stint and Ruddy Turnstone. New this month: House Sparrow, Eurasian Collared Dove, Rock Dove and Kentish Plover and 12 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
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.
Other months
All 17 birds in August
17 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 6.58% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 4.28% in Aug
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.63% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.63% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.63% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 2.30% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.97% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.97% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.97% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsPassage migrantCommon25–32 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.64% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.64% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.32% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.32% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.32% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.99% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.99% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantCommon38–42 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.99% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Stint 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Kentish Plover 15–17 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Curlew 50–60 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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