Birds to See in Egypt in July
38 bird species on our list for Egypt are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Hooded Crow, Barn Swallow, Rock Dove and Cattle Egret. New this month: Black-headed Gull, Common Sandpiper, Little Stint and Greenshank and 3 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
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 38 birds in July
38 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 5.87% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.49% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 4.03% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 4.03% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 3.44% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Jul
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jul
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jul
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.56% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jul
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorCommon26–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jul
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentCommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.37% in Jul
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jul
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.31% in Jul
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.31% in Jul
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.31% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.28% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.23% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.23% in Jul
Pallid SwiftApus pallidusResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.17% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.17% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.14% in Jul
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.11% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in Jul
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