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Airport Bay

168 species and 4,981 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: July–September, with up to 70 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Pacific Golden PloverPacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulvaEurasian WhimbrelEurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusCommon SandpiperCommon SandpiperActitis hypoleucosGrey-tailed TattlerGrey-tailed TattlerTringa brevipesWillie WagtailWillie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysStriated HeronStriated HeronButorides striataPacific SwallowPacific SwallowHirundo javanicaHelmeted FriarbirdHelmeted FriarbirdPhilemon buceroidesYellow-billed KingfisherYellow-billed KingfisherSyma torotoroMoluccan EclectusMoluccan EclectusEclectus roratusCollared KingfisherCollared KingfisherTodiramphus chlorisRufous-bellied KookaburraRufous-bellied KookaburraDacelo gaudichaudBlyth's HornbillBlyth's HornbillRhyticeros plicatusBrahminy KiteBrahminy KiteHaliastur indus

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. West Waigeo birding road3 km181 species
  2. West Waigeo forest - Red and Wilson's BOP sites area3 km195 species

All 168 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Airport Bay?

July–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 70 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Airport Bay?

168 species, from 4,981 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Airport Bay in November?

The most recorded in November: Pacific Golden Plover, Eurasian Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, Grey-tailed Tattler and Willie Wagtail.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.