Bird AlbumFrance · Hauts-de-France
Cap Gris-Nez
225 species and 12,661 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–October, with up to 138 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Northern GannetMorus bassanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RazorbillAlca torda
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Common GullLarus canus
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common MurreUria aalge
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs95 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 225 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- RNN du Platier d'Oye (RNN86) – le Platier36 km209 species
- RNN du Platier d'Oye (RNN86) – Les Escardines38 km188 species
- Dungeness Bird Observatory Recording Area44 km324 species
- Dungeness RSPB Reserve46 km289 species
- Worth Marshes46 km206 species
- Stodmarsh NNR56 km241 species
All 225 species recorded here
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Razorbill Alca torda
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Great Tit Parus major
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Little Auk Alle alle
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
- Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Cap Gris-Nez?
September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 138 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Cap Gris-Nez?
225 species, from 12,661 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Cap Gris-Nez in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Scoter, Northern Gannet, Great Black-backed Gull, Red-throated Loon and European Herring Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.