Bird AlbumLatvia · Mērsrags Municipality
Mersrags
162 species and 1,058 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May and July, with up to 44 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Great EgretArdea alba
Mute SwanCygnus olor
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Common GullLarus canus
Common MerganserMergus merganser
Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Great TitParus major
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
GadwallMareca streperaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Lake Kanieris – Riekstu puss. tornis45 km131 species
- Kolkas ciems53 km144 species
- Kolka54 km224 species
- Mangalsala63 km174 species
- Kalngale-Adazi74 km120 species
- Riga – Bastejkalna Park75 km80 species
All 162 species recorded here
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Great Tit Parus major
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- King Eider Somateria spectabilis
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Great Snipe Gallinago media
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Mersrags?
May and July. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 44 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Mersrags?
162 species, from 1,058 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Mersrags in November?
The most recorded in November: Great Egret, Mute Swan, European Herring Gull, Great Cormorant and Black-headed Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.