Birds to See in United Arab Emirates in June
78 bird species on our list for United Arab Emirates are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Eurasian Collared Dove, Rock Dove, Hoopoe and Little Grebe. New this month: Green Sandpiper, Barn Owl and Bar-headed Goose.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
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.
Other months
All 78 birds in June
78 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.99% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 4.40% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 3.29% in Jun
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Jun
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jun
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Jun
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jun
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jun
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorResidentCommon22–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jun
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jun
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jun
Pallid SwiftApus pallidusWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.65% in Jun
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorCommon26–28 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.53% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jun
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jun
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.48% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jun
ChukarAlectoris chukarResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentUncommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
Northern PintailAnas acutaResidentUncommon59–76 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.21% in Jun
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentUncommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.20% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jun
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jun
Little TernSternula albifronsResidentUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentUncommon80–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSummer visitorUncommon18–19 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.11% in Jun
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.06% in Jun
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.06% in Jun
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.05% in Jun
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaWinter visitorUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemusWinter visitorRare40–44 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.03% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorRare76–110 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.03% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorRare33–39 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.03% in Jun
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Hooded WheatearOenanthe monachaResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusWinter visitorRare68–78 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.01% in Jun
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisWinter visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% in Jun
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