Birds to See in Western Sahara in January
24 bird species on our list for Western Sahara are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Great Grey Shrike, Lesser Black-backed Gull, House Sparrow, Barn Swallow and Eurasian Collared Dove. New this month: Great Grey Shrike, Kestrel, Kentish Plover and Wheatear and 2 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
Leaving soon
From Western Sahara’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 24 birds in January
24 birds
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorPassage migrantCommon22–26 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 4.74% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 3.88% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 3.21% in Jan
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 2.70% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 2.47% in Jan
Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaeWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 2.12% in Jan
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisWinter visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 1.92% in Jan
Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouiniiWinter visitorCommon48–52 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 1.88% in Jan
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 1.65% in Jan
Northern GannetMorus bassanusWinter visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 1.49% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.22% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.14% in Jan
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusWinter visitorCommon120–145 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.98% in Jan
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephalaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.98% in Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.94% in Jan
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaWinter visitorCommon80–90 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.90% in Jan
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.78% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.78% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.74% in Jan
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.59% in Jan
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.59% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusPassage migrantCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.51% in Jan
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.39% in Jan
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusPassage migrantCommon37–40 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.31% in Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sardinian Warbler 13–14 cm
- Wheatear 15–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Thekla's Lark 15–17 cm
- Kentish Plover 15–17 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Dunlin 16–22 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Great Grey Shrike 22–26 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Mediterranean Gull 37–40 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Audouin's Gull 48–52 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Eurasian Spoonbill 80–90 cm
- Northern Gannet 87–100 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Greater Flamingo 120–145 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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