Qatar · Al Rayyan Municipality
Abu Nakla STP
185 species and 5,261 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, March and November, with up to 76 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Great EgretArdea alba
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata65 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 185 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Al Bidda Park22 km139 species
- Irakhiya Farm26 km260 species
All 185 species recorded here
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus
- Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
- Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
- Little Crake Zapornia parva
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Abu Nakla STP?
January, March and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 76 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Abu Nakla STP?
185 species, from 5,261 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Abu Nakla STP in November?
The most recorded in November: Grey Heron, Western Marsh Harrier, Little Grebe, Common Moorhen and Little Egret.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.