Bird AlbumUnited Arab Emirates · Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Al Wathba Wetland Reserve
239 species and 48,583 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–March, with up to 131 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
RuffCalidris pugnax
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunlinCalidris alpina
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Common RedshankTringa totanusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Abu Dhabi Golf and Equestrian Club30 km237 species
- Mushrif Palace Gardens30 km215 species
All 239 species recorded here
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Arabian Green Bee-eater Merops cyanophrys
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
- Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
- Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Little Crake Zapornia parva
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
- Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa
- Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
- Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Corn Crake Crex crex
- Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
- Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
- Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus
- Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Great Snipe Gallinago media
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Al Wathba Wetland Reserve?
November–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 131 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Al Wathba Wetland Reserve?
239 species, from 48,583 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Al Wathba Wetland Reserve in November?
The most recorded in November: Western Marsh Harrier, Greater Flamingo, Northern Shoveler, Ruff and Black-winged Stilt.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.