Uncommon Birds in United Arab Emirates
Our list for United Arab Emirates has 77 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 27 residents, 4 summer visitors, 28 winter visitors, 17 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in United Arab Emirates in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 77, most common first
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataWinter visitorUncommon65–72 cmRegularly Jul–May
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisWinter visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Oct–May
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentUncommon80–90 cmRecorded all year
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaWinter visitorUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–May
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraWinter visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Water RailRallus aquaticusPassage migrantUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct–May
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Common CraneGrus grusScarceUncommon100–130 cm
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