Bird AlbumAlbania · Vlorë County
Orikum Lagoon
107 species and 805 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October, with up to 45 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Great EgretArdea alba
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Crested LarkGalerida cristataSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Orikum Hotel Watchpoint2 km57 species
- Bird Ringing Station – Orikum_AOS2 km104 species
- Narta Lagoon23 km184 species
- Gjirokaster63 km104 species
- Parku Kombëtar Divjakë-Karavasta68 km188 species
- Divjaka Resort74 km139 species
All 107 species recorded here
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Common Swift Apus apus
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Great Tit Parus major
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Orikum Lagoon?
October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 45 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Orikum Lagoon?
107 species, from 805 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Orikum Lagoon in November?
The most recorded in November: Great Cormorant, Yellow-legged Gull, Little Egret, Black-headed Gull and Grey Heron.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.