Birds to See in Tunisia in October
85 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
85 bird species on our list for Tunisia are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Rock Dove, Great Grey Shrike, Eurasian Collared Dove, Blackbird and Sardinian Warbler. New this month: Pied Wagtail, Chiffchaff, Black Redstart and Common Shelduck and 15 more.
New in October19
Residents
(18)Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephalaLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseusLC
Recorded all year
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellisLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinusLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(6)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Winter visitors
(41)Present outside the breeding season
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Sep–May
Serin
Serinus serinusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Aug–May
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodiaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Little Owl
Athene noctuaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Sep–May
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Blue Rock-thrush
Monticola solitariusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Thekla's Lark
Galerida theklaeLC
Regularly Sep–May
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Sep–May
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Dartford Warbler
Curruca undataNT
Regularly Sep–Apr
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandraLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollisLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Sep–May
Passage migrants
(20)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Oct–May
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareolaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Avocet
Recurvirostra avosettaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Aug–Apr
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestrisLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus audouiniiVU
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eleonora's Falcon
Falco eleonoraeLC
Regularly Oct
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Oct–Dec
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
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