Egypt · Giza Governorate
River Nile Boat Ride at Maadi
85 species and 2,561 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, with up to 47 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax36 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 85 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 85 species recorded here
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- African Green Bee-eater Merops viridissimus
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at River Nile Boat Ride at Maadi?
January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 47 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at River Nile Boat Ride at Maadi?
85 species, from 2,561 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at River Nile Boat Ride at Maadi in November?
The most recorded in November: Pied Kingfisher, Little Egret, Squacco Heron, Western Cattle Egret 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.