Bird AlbumMalta
Mgarr Ix-Xini
102 species and 628 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–November, with up to 20 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White WagtailMotacilla alba
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
DunnockPrunella modularis
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ta' Cenc2 km78 species
- Comino6 km146 species
- Cirkewwa6 km85 species
- Ghadira Nature Reserve9 km162 species
- Il-Majjistral Nature & History Park11 km93 species
- Simar Nature Reserve13 km115 species
All 102 species recorded here
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Mgarr Ix-Xini?
October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 20 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Mgarr Ix-Xini?
102 species, from 628 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Mgarr Ix-Xini in November?
The most recorded in November: White Wagtail, European Robin, Common Chiffchaff, Sardinian Warbler and Meadow Pipit.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.