Pakistan · Islamabad Capital Territory
Rawal Lake East - Bani Gala Side
187 species and 6,174 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–March, with up to 81 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
House CrowCorvus splendens
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Black KiteMilvus migrans
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
Medium EgretArdea intermedia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Siberian StonechatSaxicola maurus
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Little EgretEgretta garzetta67 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 187 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Lake View Park1 km193 species
- Bani Gala bridges2 km101 species
- Rawal Lake2 km183 species
- Isb-Rawal Lake Kinara Park2 km132 species
- Murree Road Creek2 km127 species
- Jinnah Road - Lake Marsh2 km128 species
All 187 species recorded here
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Common Babbler Argya caudata
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Brown Rock Chat Oenanthe fusca
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Indian Pied Myna Gracupica contra
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Striated Babbler Argya earlei
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus
- Jungle Babbler Argya striata
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
- Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Himalayan Prinia Prinia crinigera
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Brown Crake Zapornia akool
- White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- White-crowned Penduline Tit Remiz coronatus
- Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Rawal Lake East - Bani Gala Side?
January–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 81 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Rawal Lake East - Bani Gala Side?
187 species, from 6,174 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Rawal Lake East - Bani Gala Side in November?
The most recorded in November: House Crow, Little Cormorant, Pied Kingfisher, Red-wattled Lapwing and Black Kite.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.