Birds to See in Egypt in August
56 bird species on our list for Egypt are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Barn Swallow and Little Egret. New this month: Lesser Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail, Ringed Plover and Western Marsh-harrier and 16 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
From Egypt’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 56 birds in August
56 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.18% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.18% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.43% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.62% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Aug
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Aug
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Aug
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.68% in Aug
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorCommon26–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.63% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.61% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.61% in Aug
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioPassage migrantCommon16–18 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.61% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.59% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.59% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.57% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Aug
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.48% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentCommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Aug
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.45% in Aug
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Aug
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.36% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.34% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.32% in Aug
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusPassage migrantCommon52–60 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.32% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Aug
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.29% in Aug
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.29% in Aug
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.27% in Aug
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.27% in Aug
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Aug
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.25% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.23% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.22% in Aug
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaWinter visitorUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.20% in Aug
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorWinter visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.20% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.20% in Aug
Pallid SwiftApus pallidusResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.18% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.16% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.16% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.16% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.16% in Aug
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusPassage migrantUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.14% in Aug
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.09% in Aug
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