Birds to See in Western Sahara in April
39 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
39 bird species on our list for Western Sahara are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Barn Swallow, Northern Gannet, Eurasian Collared Dove and Pallid Swift. New this month: Pomarine Jaeger, Arctic Jaeger and Common Swift.
Winter visitors
(16)Present outside the breeding season
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus audouiniiVU
Regularly Dec–Apr
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Thekla's Lark
Galerida theklaeLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodiaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Dec–Apr
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Passage migrants
(23)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidusLC
Regularly Feb–Apr
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitorLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinusLC
Regularly Apr
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinusLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Feb–Apr
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Mar–Apr
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Mar–Apr
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly Apr
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
Regularly Mar–Apr
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
Regularly Apr
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Dec–Apr
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellisLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Mar–Apr
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemusLC
Regularly Feb–Apr
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Mar–Apr
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Feb–Apr
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