Birds to See in Qatar in June
22 bird species on our list for Qatar are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Moorhen and Little Grebe. New this month: Mallard and European Turtle-dove.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom 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 22 birds in June
22 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 8.23% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 7.44% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 7.08% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Jun
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Jun
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jun
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorResidentCommon22–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon31–39 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.05% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jun
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jun
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantCommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.58% in Jun
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusPassage migrantCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.42% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.37% in Jun
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.37% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.21% in Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturPassage migrantUncommon26–28 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.16% in Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Kentish Plover 15–17 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Little Owl 21–23 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- Great Grey Shrike 22–26 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- European Turtle-dove 26–28 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Kestrel 31–39 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 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

