Bird AlbumWestern Sahara
Baie de Dakhla – Bouthala
55 species and 318 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March, with up to 22 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Baie de Dakhla – plage Trouke 2510 km58 species
- Dakhla Attitude10 km58 species
- Oum el-Bouir Parc11 km53 species
- Phare de Dakhla17 km58 species
- Péninsule de Dahkla (domaine générale) – veuillez utiliser des points plus spécifiques23 km105 species
- Pointe de la Sarga27 km77 species
All 55 species recorded here
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- 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 Baie de Dakhla – Bouthala?
February–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 22 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Baie de Dakhla – Bouthala?
55 species, from 318 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.