Bird AlbumCape Verde · Barlavento Islands
Rabil Lagoon
62 species and 1,149 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February, with up to 29 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Spectacled WarblerCurruca conspicillata
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
Iago SparrowPasser iagoensis
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigriceps19 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 62 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Zone Humide de Lacacão21 km58 species
- Sal – Santa Maria50 km53 species
All 62 species recorded here
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Iago Sparrow Passer iagoensis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Cape Verde Swift Apus alexandri
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Cape Verde Warbler Acrocephalus brevipennis
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Rabil Lagoon?
February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 29 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Rabil Lagoon?
62 species, from 1,149 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Rabil Lagoon in November?
The most recorded in November: Kentish Plover, Black-winged Stilt, Ruddy Turnstone, Common Ringed Plover 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.