Birds to See in Tunisia in August
53 bird species on our list for Tunisia are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Rock Dove, Great Grey Shrike, Eurasian Collared Dove and Yellow-legged Gull. New this month: European Robin, Serin, Common Sandpiper and Cattle Egret and 24 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Tunisia’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 53 birds in August
53 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 3.93% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Aug
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorResidentCommon22–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Aug
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 2.17% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.90% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Aug
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Aug
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.63% in Aug
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephalaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon31–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.36% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.22% in Aug
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.22% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.09% in Aug
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorCommon26–28 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.09% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.09% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon58–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantCommon18–23 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.81% in Aug
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaWinter visitorCommon80–90 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.81% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.81% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.81% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.81% in Aug
SerinSerinus serinusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.81% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.68% in Aug
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusPassage migrantCommon29–31 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.68% in Aug
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.68% in Aug
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaPassage migrantCommon42–45 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.54% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.54% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.54% in Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.54% in Aug
Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemusSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.54% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.54% in Aug
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.54% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.54% in Aug
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Aug · 0.41% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.41% in Aug
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.41% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.41% in Aug
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.41% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataPassage migrantCommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.41% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.41% in Aug
Great TitParus majorPassage migrantUncommonRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.41% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.41% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.41% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.41% in Aug
Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactylaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.41% in Aug
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.41% in Aug
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