Birds to See in United Arab Emirates in July
79 bird species on our list for United Arab Emirates are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Eurasian Collared Dove, Rock Dove, Hoopoe and Little Grebe. New this month: Common Sandpiper, Ruff, Ringed Plover and Temminck's Stint and 5 more.
On the move in July
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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.
Other months
All 79 birds in July
79 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.59% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 4.14% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Jul
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jul
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jul
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jul
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorResidentCommon22–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jul
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jul
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorCommon26–28 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.52% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.41% in Jul
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentUncommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.35% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
ChukarAlectoris chukarResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.32% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.31% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.23% in Jul
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Northern PintailAnas acutaResidentUncommon59–76 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentUncommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.16% in Jul
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.15% in Jul
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataWinter visitorUncommon65–72 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.15% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentUncommon80–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.10% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSummer visitorUncommon18–19 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.06% in Jul
Hooded WheatearOenanthe monachaResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jul
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorRare33–39 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.05% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jul
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.04% in Jul
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataWinter visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.03% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
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