France · Brittany
Ile de Sein
241 species and 28,203 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October, with up to 179 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
European ShagGulosus aristotelis
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Etang de Laoual12 km227 species
- Île d'Ouessant/Enez Eusa50 km255 species
All 241 species recorded here
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
- Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus
- European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
- Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
- Corn Crake Crex crex
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ile de Sein?
October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 179 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ile de Sein?
241 species, from 28,203 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ile de Sein in November?
The most recorded in November: European Shag, Great Cormorant, Black Redstart, Little Egret and Common Blackbird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.