United Kingdom · Scotland
Aberlady Bay LNR
232 species and 57,587 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–November, with up to 142 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
DunlinCalidris alpina
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Musselburgh – Levenhall Links13 km241 species
All 232 species recorded here
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Great Tit Parus major
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- King Eider Somateria spectabilis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Little Auk Alle alle
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Ross's Goose Anser rossii
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Aberlady Bay LNR?
April–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 142 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Aberlady Bay LNR?
232 species, from 57,587 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Aberlady Bay LNR in November?
The most recorded in November: Pink-footed Goose, Common Shelduck, Eurasian Wigeon, Mallard and Common Redshank.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.