Malaysia · Johor
Mersing Beach
127 species and 5,066 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March, October and December, with up to 48 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Grey-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
Little TernSternula albifrons
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Malaysian PloverAnarhynchus peronii
SanderlingCalidris alba
Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris39 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 127 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Hutan Simpan Lenggor26 km265 species
- Gunung Panti Recreational Forest – Panti Bird Sanctuary and North Area64 km374 species
All 127 species recorded here
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Malaysian Plover Anarhynchus peronii
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- White-faced Plover Anarhynchus dealbatus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
- Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Pied Triller Lalage nigra
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
- Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
- Little Green Pigeon Treron olax
- Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Maroon Woodpecker Blythipicus rubiginosus
- Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus thoracicus
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Asian Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Pachyglossa chrysorrhea
- Great Iora Aegithina lafresnayei
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus
- Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Black-headed Bulbul Microtarsus melanocephalos
- Plume-toed Swiftlet Collocalia affinis
- Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros
- Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
- Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor
- Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon Treron fulvicollis
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Mersing Beach?
March, October and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 48 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Mersing Beach?
127 species, from 5,066 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Mersing Beach in November?
The most recorded in November: Ruddy Turnstone, Terek Sandpiper, Grey-tailed Tattler, Little Tern and Common Greenshank.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.