Birds to See in United Arab Emirates in August
100 bird species on our list for United Arab Emirates are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Hoopoe and Little Grebe. New this month: Western Marsh-harrier, Spotted Flycatcher, Common Snipe and Eurasian Teal and 17 more.
On the move in August
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At their peak
From United Arab Emirates’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 100 birds in August
100 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 4.09% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.89% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Aug
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.35% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Aug
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Aug
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorResidentCommon22–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.91% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Aug
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.75% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Aug
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorCommon26–28 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.56% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Aug
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.51% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Aug
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.37% in Aug
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentUncommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Aug
ChukarAlectoris chukarResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.24% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.21% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentUncommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSummer visitorUncommon18–19 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.20% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Aug
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.18% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.18% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.17% in Aug
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.14% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.12% in Aug
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentUncommon80–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.11% in Aug
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.11% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in Aug
Northern PintailAnas acutaResidentUncommon59–76 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataWinter visitorUncommon65–72 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusWinter visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Aug
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Aug
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.06% in Aug
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.04% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterPassage migrantUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.03% in Aug
Hooded WheatearOenanthe monachaResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.03% in Aug
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorRare33–39 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.02% in Aug
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.02% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisWinter visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.02% in Aug
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataWinter visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.02% in Aug
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusWinter visitorRare68–78 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.02% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorRare76–110 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.02% in Aug
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusPassage migrantUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Aug
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.01% in Aug
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaWinter visitorUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Aug
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusWinter visitorRare86–230 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Aug
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 0.01% in Aug
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorRare140–165 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% 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