Armenia · Gegharkunik Province
Norashen Reserve
172 species and 3,686 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 100 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GadwallMareca strepera
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Mt Aragats Summit Road68 km141 species
All 172 species recorded here
- Armenian Gull Larus armenicus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Levant Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brevipes
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Norashen Reserve?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 100 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Norashen Reserve?
172 species, from 3,686 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Norashen Reserve in November?
The most recorded in November: Eurasian Coot, Great Cormorant, Eurasian Magpie, Western Marsh Harrier and Hooded Crow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.