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.

All 31 birds in September

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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Chiffchaff
ChiffchaffSmallest · 10cm
to
Greater Flamingo
Greater FlamingoLargest · 145cm
From the Chiffchaff (10 cm) to the Greater Flamingo (145 cm)33 families

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All 96 birds on the list

Showing 47–69 of 96 species

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameriLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Aug–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whinchat

Whinchat

Saxicola rubetraLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Bee-eater

European Bee-eater

Merops apiasterLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Grey Shrike

Great Grey Shrike

Lanius excubitorLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Wheatear

Wheatear

Oenanthe oenantheLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Mar–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosaNT

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Turtle-dove

European Turtle-dove

Streptopelia turturVU

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Little Bittern

Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Jan–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mallard

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchosLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Oriental Honey-buzzard

Oriental Honey-buzzard

Pernis ptilorhynchusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly May–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
White-winged Tern

White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterusLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareolaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Nov–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Water Pipit

Water Pipit

Anthus spinolettaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Nov–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Shoveler

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeataLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Grebe

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollisLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Oct–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Teal

Eurasian Teal

Anas creccaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Woodchat Shrike

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senatorNT

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Mar–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruff

Ruff

Calidris pugnaxLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Jan–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Coot

Coot

Fulica atraLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Golden Oriole

Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Stonechat

Stonechat

Saxicola rubicolaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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