Uncommon Birds in Lebanon
Our list for Lebanon has 64 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor, 1 winter visitor, 51 passage migrants and 11 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Lebanon in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 64, most common first
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–May
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusPassage migrantUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Tawny OwlStrix alucoPassage migrantUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasScarceUncommon32–34 cm
Water RailRallus aquaticusPassage migrantUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Dec
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Sep–Dec
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
Long-eared OwlAsio otusScarceUncommon35–40 cm
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–May
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusPassage migrantUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Sep
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusScarceUncommon37–40 cm
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisScarceUncommon28–34 cm
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestrisPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
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