Birds to See in Qatar in December
80 species listed for December · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
80 bird species on our list for Qatar are recorded regularly in December. Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Pied Wagtail and Western Marsh-harrier. New this month: Common Quail, Gadwall, Eurasian Wigeon and European Turtle-dove.
Residents
(14)Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinusLC
Recorded all year
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Recorded all year
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameriLC
Recorded all year
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitorLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Recorded all year
Little Owl
Athene noctuaLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(1)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(47)Present outside the breeding season
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Jul–May
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareolaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecicaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Water Pipit
Anthus spinolettaLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Regularly Aug–May
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollisLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Jul–May
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Jul–May
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon niloticaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloidesLC
Regularly Aug–May
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Nov–Feb
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandraLC
Regularly Nov–May
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Aug–May
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Nov–Feb
Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactylaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnixLC
Regularly Jul–May
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly May–Feb
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Passage migrants
(18)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca currucaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckiiLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Dec–Jan
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Dec
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschataLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
Regularly Aug–Apr
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
European Turtle-dove
Streptopelia turturVU
Regularly Oct–Jun
Garganey
Spatula querquedulaLC
Regularly Aug–Dec
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiacaLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Oct–Dec
Purple Heron
Ardea purpureaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
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