Belgium · Flemish Region
Mechelen - Mechels Broek
165 species and 5,252 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–June, with up to 76 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Eurasian CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus36 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 165 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kruibeke - Polders20 km230 species
- Oudergem - Rood-Klooster23 km118 species
- Sint-Agatha-Rode - Grootbroek27 km173 species
- Kieldrecht - Drijdyck36 km171 species
- Doel - Doelpolder Noord40 km186 species
- Herk-de-Stad - Schulensbroek45 km217 species
All 165 species recorded here
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Mechelen - Mechels Broek?
April–June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 76 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Mechelen - Mechels Broek?
165 species, from 5,252 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Mechelen - Mechels Broek in November?
The most recorded in November: Eurasian Coot, Mallard, Great Cormorant, Egyptian Goose and Common Wood Pigeon.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.