Bahrain · Al Janubiyah
Askar Marsh
129 species and 1,603 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November, with up to 47 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Grey-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
Great EgretArdea alba
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Little StintCalidris minuta
Common RedshankTringa totanus
White WagtailMotacilla alba47 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 129 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Dumistan Poultry Farm16 km190 species
- Dohat Arad Lagoon21 km97 species
All 129 species recorded here
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
- White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Corn Crake Crex crex
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Askar Marsh?
November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 47 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Askar Marsh?
129 species, from 1,603 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Askar Marsh in November?
The most recorded in November: Black-winged Stilt, Common Moorhen, Laughing Dove, Grey Heron 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.