Birds to See in Egypt in June
39 bird species on our list for Egypt are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Hooded Crow, Rock Dove, Barn Swallow and Hoopoe. New this month: Curlew.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom 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 39 birds in June
39 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 7.54% in Jun
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 6.38% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 5.81% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 4.00% in Jun
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 3.56% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Jun
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Jun
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jun
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jun
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorCommon26–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jun
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jun
Pallid SwiftApus pallidusResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.54% in Jun
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.52% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jun
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jun
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.28% in Jun
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentCommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jun
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.23% in Jun
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jun
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusWinter visitorUncommon120–145 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.15% in Jun
Hooded WheatearOenanthe monachaWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.15% in Jun
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.15% in Jun
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.13% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaWinter visitorUncommon24–25 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.13% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.13% in Jun
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorWinter visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.13% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.10% in Jun
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaWinter visitorUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.10% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.08% in Jun
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