Birds to See in Bahrain in December
38 species listed for December · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
38 bird species on our list for Bahrain are recorded regularly in December. Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, Grey Heron and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Sparrowhawk.
Winter visitors
(26)Present outside the breeding season
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Regularly Aug–May
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloidesLC
Regularly Sep–May
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Aug–Apr
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–May
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Water Pipit
Anthus spinolettaLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Passage migrants
(12)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon niloticaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Sep–Apr
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
Regularly Sep–Apr
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitorLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Nov–May
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameriLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Dec
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Oct–May
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