Birds to See in Western Sahara in February
44 species listed for February · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
44 bird species on our list for Western Sahara are recorded regularly in February. Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, House Sparrow, Great Grey Shrike, Eurasian Collared Dove and Pied Wagtail. New this month: Yellow-legged Gull, Rock Dove, Osprey and Great Cormorant and 17 more.
New in February21
Leaving after last month1
Winter visitors
(17)Present outside the breeding season
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Dec–Feb
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus audouiniiVU
Regularly Dec–Apr
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Thekla's Lark
Galerida theklaeLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodiaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Dec–Apr
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Passage migrants
(27)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitorLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Regularly Feb–Mar
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Feb–Apr
Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactylaLC
Regularly Feb–Mar
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Dec–Apr
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Jan–Mar
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephalaLC
Regularly Jan–Feb
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Feb–Apr
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellisLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemusLC
Regularly Feb–Apr
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Feb–Mar
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinusLC
Regularly Jan–Apr
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Feb–Mar
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidusLC
Regularly Feb–Apr
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Regularly Dec–Feb
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Dec–Apr
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Feb–Mar
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Jan–Feb
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Feb
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