Bird AlbumAlbania · Shkodër County
Lake Shkodër
146 species and 1,175 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October, with up to 65 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Buna River to Shiroka6 km106 species
- Ulcinj Salina22 km229 species
- Ulcinj26 km132 species
- Ada Bojana26 km132 species
- Skadar Lake National Park28 km191 species
- Moraca at Vranjina31 km100 species
All 146 species recorded here
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Lake Shkodër?
October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 65 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lake Shkodër?
146 species, from 1,175 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.