Bird AlbumPakistan · Islamabad Capital Territory
Rawal Lake
183 species and 1,512 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: June–July, with up to 45 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Cinereous TitParus cinereus37 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 183 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Isb-Rawal Lake Kinara Park1 km132 species
- Jinnah Road - Lake Marsh1 km128 species
- Jinnah Road Marsh Rawal Lake2 km113 species
- Rawal Lake East - Bani Gala Side2 km187 species
- Korang River - Park Road Bridge2 km94 species
- Lake View Park2 km193 species
All 183 species recorded here
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Jungle Babbler Argya striata
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Indian Pied Myna Gracupica contra
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Common Babbler Argya caudata
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Striated Babbler Argya earlei
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Brown Crake Zapornia akool
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis
- Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
- Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes auriceps
- Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
- Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Brown Rock Chat Oenanthe fusca
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii
- Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Rawal Lake?
June–July. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 45 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Rawal Lake?
183 species, from 1,512 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Rawal Lake in November?
The most recorded in November: Little Egret, Pied Kingfisher, Long-tailed Shrike, Little Cormorant and Red-vented Bulbul.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.