Birds in Bahrain
96 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
Birds to see in Bahrain in September
31 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.
Eurasian Collared Dove
Winter visitor
House Sparrow
Winter visitor
Rock Dove
Winter visitor
Kentish Plover
Winter visitor
Hoopoe
Passage migrant
Dunlin
Winter visitor
Grey Heron
Winter visitor
Ringed Plover
Winter visitor
Arriving in September: Grey Heron, Dunlin, Greenshank, Ringed Plover, Curlew Sandpiper, Moorhen, Bar-tailed Godwit, Gull-billed Tern and 7 more.
Through the year
Species recorded regularly in Bahrain each month: most in April (67), fewest in July (1). Choose a month to see its birds.
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Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Aug–Apr
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Black-crowned Night-heron
Nycticorax nycticoraxLC
Regularly Oct–May
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
Regularly Sep–Apr
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Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Sep–Apr
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon niloticaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloidesLC
Regularly Sep–May
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Mar–May
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Apr–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Nov–May
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecicaLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
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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