Lebanon · Mount Lebanon Governorate
Beirut – Sabtieh, Middle East University
97 species and 4,205 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–May and October, with up to 30 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
White-spectacled BulbulPycnonotus xanthopygos
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Rock DoveColumba livia
Graceful PriniaPrinia gracilis
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Beirut – waterfront7 km131 species
- Ammiq Wetland26 km199 species
All 97 species recorded here
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Great Tit Parus major
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Levant Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brevipes
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Beirut – Sabtieh, Middle East University?
March–May and October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 30 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Beirut – Sabtieh, Middle East University?
97 species, from 4,205 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Beirut – Sabtieh, Middle East University in November?
The most recorded in November: European Robin, Sardinian Warbler, Common Blackbird, White-spectacled Bulbul and European Greenfinch.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.