Malta

Salina salt pans

76 species and 1,005 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: March, August and November–December, with up to 21 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Black-headed GullBlack-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusCommon SandpiperCommon SandpiperActitis hypoleucosYellow-legged GullYellow-legged GullLarus michahellisWhite WagtailWhite WagtailMotacilla albaLittle EgretLittle EgretEgretta garzettaSpanish SparrowSpanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensisMediterranean GullMediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosRock DoveRock DoveColumba liviaSlender-billed GullSlender-billed GullChroicocephalus geneiLesser Black-backed GullLesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusMuscovy DuckMuscovy DuckCairina moschataGreater FlamingoGreater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusZitting CisticolaZitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis

Species seen regularly, by month

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

Nearby hotspots

  1. Salina Nature Reserve0 km120 species
  2. Ghajn Rihana3 km72 species
  3. Simar Nature Reserve4 km115 species
  4. Il-Majjistral Nature & History Park7 km93 species
  5. Ghadira Nature Reserve7 km162 species
  6. Cirkewwa10 km85 species

All 76 species recorded here

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

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Salina salt pans?

March, August and November–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 21 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Salina salt pans?

76 species, from 1,005 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Salina salt pans in November?

The most recorded in November: Black-headed Gull, Common Sandpiper, Yellow-legged Gull, White Wagtail 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.