Belgium · Flemish Region
Gent - Gentbrugse Meersen – Zuid
180 species and 6,372 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May, with up to 102 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Eurasian CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Gent - Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen8 km217 species
- Gent - Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen – De afgraving9 km180 species
- Nazareth - Callemoeie19 km175 species
- Aalter - Kraenepoel22 km125 species
- Kieldrecht - Drijdyck38 km171 species
- Kruibeke - Polders39 km230 species
All 180 species recorded here
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Gent - Gentbrugse Meersen – Zuid?
April–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 102 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Gent - Gentbrugse Meersen – Zuid?
180 species, from 6,372 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Gent - Gentbrugse Meersen – Zuid in November?
The most recorded in November: Eurasian Teal, Carrion Crow, Grey Heron, Northern Lapwing and Canada Goose.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.