Djibouti
Camp Lemonnier
132 species and 2,045 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September, with up to 62 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
House CrowCorvus splendens
Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
Somali SparrowPasser castanopterus
Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
BlackstartOenanthe melanura
Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Arabian Golden SparrowPasser euchlorus
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
Rüppell's WeaverPloceus galbula
Graceful PriniaPrinia gracilisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tidal Flats near Turtle Island2 km115 species
- Douda WTP3 km103 species
- Douda Mangroves4 km85 species
- Djibouti City – Ambouli estuary4 km81 species
- Decan Wildlife Refuge5 km101 species
- La Siesta plage6 km57 species
All 132 species recorded here
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Somali Sparrow Passer castanopterus
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Nile Valley Sunbird Hedydipna metallica
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- Blackstart Oenanthe melanura
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Black Scrub Robin Cercotrichas podobe
- African Silverbill Euodice cantans
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Rosy-patched Bushshrike Rhodophoneus cruentus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga
- Abyssinian Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata
- White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
- Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus
- Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus
- Arabian Golden Sparrow Passer euchlorus
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus
- Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Somali Crow Corvus edithae
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis
- Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus
- Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Grey-headed Batis Batis orientalis
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus
- Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Camp Lemonnier?
September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 62 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Camp Lemonnier?
132 species, from 2,045 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Camp Lemonnier in November?
The most recorded in November: House Crow, Speckled Pigeon, Somali Sparrow, Abdim's Stork and Rose-ringed Parakeet.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.