Uncommon Birds in Bahrain
Our list for Bahrain has 23 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 16 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Bahrain in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 23, most common first
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusScarceUncommon18–20 cm
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusPassage migrantUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Oct
Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactylaPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Sep
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusPassage migrantUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Dec
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaScarceUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaPassage migrantUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosScarceUncommon15–17 cm
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisScarceUncommon21–23 cm
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Water RailRallus aquaticusScarceUncommon23–28 cm
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr
WryneckJynx torquillaScarceUncommon16–18 cm
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisScarceUncommon28–34 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Marsh Warbler 13–14 cm
- Black Redstart 13–15 cm
- Blackcap 13–15 cm
- Meadow Pipit 14–15 cm
- Tree Pipit 14–16 cm
- Short-toed Lark 14–17 cm
- Nightingale 15–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Common Swift 16–17 cm
- Eurasian Skylark 16–18 cm
- Wryneck 16–18 cm
- Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush 16–19 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Budgerigar 18–20 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Water Rail 23–28 cm
- Spotted Redshank 29–31 cm
- Black-necked Grebe 28–34 cm
- Hobby 28–35 cm
- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Purple Heron 78–90 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