Birds to See in Qatar in July
28 bird species on our list for Qatar are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, Rock Dove, House Sparrow, Kentish Plover and Great Grey Shrike. New this month: Little Stint, Whimbrel, Ruddy Turnstone and Bar-tailed Godwit and 9 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
From Qatar’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 28 birds in July
28 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 7.69% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 6.86% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 6.58% in Jul
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Jul
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorResidentCommon22–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Jul
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.11% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.76% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.69% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.62% in Jul
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.62% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.62% in Jul
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.55% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.48% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.42% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantCommon33–38 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.35% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.35% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.21% in Jul
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.21% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Stint 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Kentish Plover 15–17 cm
- Common Swift 16–17 cm
- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Little Owl 21–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Great Grey Shrike 22–26 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Ruff 20–32 cm
- Nightjar 24–28 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Little Bittern 33–38 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Curlew 50–60 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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