Birds to See in Lebanon in July
58 bird species on our list for Lebanon are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, House Sparrow, Greenfinch, Sardinian Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat. New this month: Western Marsh-harrier, Common Kingfisher, Grey Heron and Common Sandpiper and 16 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Lebanon’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 58 birds in July
58 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.50% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.13% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.76% in Jul
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephalaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Jul
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.75% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.38% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsSummer visitorCommon25–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.96% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Jul
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.80% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.80% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.69% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Jul
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.06% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.90% in Jul
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.90% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.85% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.79% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisPassage migrantCommon46–56 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.74% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxPassage migrantCommon54–67 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.69% in Jul
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.69% in Jul
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.64% in Jul
CootFulica atraPassage migrantCommon36–42 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.64% in Jul
Little OwlAthene noctuaPassage migrantCommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.58% in Jul
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorCommon26–28 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.53% in Jul
SerinSerinus serinusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.53% in Jul
Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusPassage migrantUncommon36–39 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.48% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.48% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.48% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.48% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.48% in Jul
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesSummer visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.48% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantCommon58–65 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.42% in Jul
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.42% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusPassage migrantCommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.37% in Jul
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantCommon33–38 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.37% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jul
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.37% in Jul
ChukarAlectoris chukarSummer visitorCommon32–38 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.26% in Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.26% in Jul
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantCommon48–56 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.26% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusPassage migrantCommon40–42 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.26% in Jul
WryneckJynx torquillaSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.26% in Jul
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.21% in Jul
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantCommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.21% in Jul
WoodlarkLullula arboreaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.21% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaPassage migrantCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.16% 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