Romania · Tulcea County
Sfântu Gheorghe
242 species and 6,497 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May, with up to 145 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve – Bird Sanctuary28 km177 species
- Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve42 km216 species
- Incinta Carasuhat46 km145 species
- Mila 2348 km184 species
- Ultima Frontiera55 km207 species
- Danube Delta – Tulcea70 km187 species
All 242 species recorded here
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Little Crake Zapornia parva
- Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Great Snipe Gallinago media
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Corn Crake Crex crex
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sfântu Gheorghe?
April–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 145 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sfântu Gheorghe?
242 species, from 6,497 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sfântu Gheorghe in November?
The most recorded in November: Pine Bunting.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Pine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos