France · Occitania
Réserve du Méjean
204 species and 17,900 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April, with up to 120 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
European RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great EgretArdea alba
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Montpellier-CEFE – terrain d'expérimentation10 km108 species
- Camargue – Pont des Tourradons30 km180 species
- Petite Camargue – Centre de Découverte du Scamandre35 km189 species
- Camargue – Parc ornithologique du Pont de Gau41 km246 species
- PNR / RNN de Camargue (RNN22)51 km276 species
- Camargue – Marais du Mas d'Agon52 km198 species
All 204 species recorded here
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Little Crake Zapornia parva
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Réserve du Méjean?
April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 120 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Réserve du Méjean?
204 species, from 17,900 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Réserve du Méjean in November?
The most recorded in November: Greater Flamingo, Eurasian Magpie, Great Cormorant, Grey Heron and Little Egret.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.