Birds of Malta

255 species recorded at 15 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Most recorded

Barn SwallowBarn SwallowHirundo rusticaRock DoveRock DoveColumba liviaLittle EgretLittle EgretEgretta garzettaCommon SandpiperCommon SandpiperActitis hypoleucosCommon MoorhenCommon MoorhenGallinula chloropusEurasian Collared DoveEurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWestern Marsh HarrierWestern Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosusWestern Yellow WagtailWestern Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaBlack-headed GullBlack-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusCommon KestrelCommon KestrelFalco tinnunculusBlue Rock ThrushBlue Rock ThrushMonticola solitariusWestern House MartinWestern House MartinDelichon urbicumMediterranean GullMediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusEuropean Bee-eaterEuropean Bee-eaterMerops apiaster

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Ghadira Nature Reserve162 species
  2. Comino146 species
  3. Salina Nature Reserve120 species
  4. Buskett Gardens121 species
  5. Simar Nature Reserve115 species
  6. Airport Safi71 species
  7. Il-Majjistral Nature & History Park93 species
  8. Salina salt pans76 species
  9. Zonqor90 species
  10. Mgarr Ix-Xini102 species
  11. Cirkewwa85 species
  12. Buskett90 species
All 15 hotspots
  1. Ta' Cenc78 species
  2. Valleta69 species
  3. Ghajn Rihana72 species

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All species recorded · 255