Bird AlbumTunisia · Tunis Governorate
Sebket Sijoumi
120 species and 1,320 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March and December, with up to 36 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Little StintCalidris minutaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Lac sud de Tunis TP49 km100 species
- Sulayman Lagoons33 km145 species
- Ichkeul NP60 km163 species
- Ichkeul National Park60 km215 species
- Korba Lagoons70 km133 species
All 120 species recorded here
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sebket Sijoumi?
February–March and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 36 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sebket Sijoumi?
120 species, from 1,320 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sebket Sijoumi in November?
The most recorded in November: Greater Flamingo, Black-winged Stilt, Eurasian Coot, Common Moorhen and Northern Shoveler.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.