Algeria · Constantine Province

Retenue Collinaire El Mellah Salah Derraji

90 species and 1,396 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: January–February and May–June, with up to 25 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

MallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosEurasian CootEurasian CootFulica atraLittle GrebeLittle GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWestern Cattle EgretWestern Cattle EgretArdea ibisWhite WagtailWhite WagtailMotacilla albaNorthern ShovelerNorthern ShovelerSpatula clypeataCommon MoorhenCommon MoorhenGallinula chloropusBlack-necked GrebeBlack-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisSpanish SparrowSpanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensisRock DoveRock DoveColumba liviaWestern Marsh HarrierWestern Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosusCommon ChiffchaffCommon ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaEuropean StonechatEuropean StonechatSaxicola rubicolaCommon StarlingCommon StarlingSturnus vulgaris

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Gorges du Rhumel, Mellah Slimane17 km22 species
  2. gorges du Rhumel, route de Skikda18 km22 species
  3. Ferme Messali, Djebel Ouahche21 km67 species
  4. Parc Djebel El Ouahch21 km57 species
  5. Retenue collinaire El Aria, commune Ben Badis23 km102 species
  6. Retenue collinaire El Biar, commune Ben Badis27 km52 species

All 90 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Retenue Collinaire El Mellah Salah Derraji?

January–February and May–June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 25 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Retenue Collinaire El Mellah Salah Derraji?

90 species, from 1,396 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Retenue Collinaire El Mellah Salah Derraji in November?

The most recorded in November: Mallard, Eurasian Coot, Little Grebe, Western Cattle Egret and White Wagtail.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.