Saudi Arabia · Mecca Province
South Corniche
195 species and 4,717 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May, with up to 86 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
Sooty GullIchthyaetus hemprichii
Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
Greater Hoopoe-LarkAlaemon alaudipes
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
DunlinCalidris alpina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Crab-ploverDromas ardeola
Grey HeronArdea cinerea41 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 195 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 195 species recorded here
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
- White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi
- White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
- Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- African Silverbill Euodice cantans
- Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Black Scrub Robin Cercotrichas podobe
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Arabian Green Bee-eater Merops cyanophrys
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Nile Valley Sunbird Hedydipna metallica
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Corn Crake Crex crex
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum
- Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Blackstart Oenanthe melanura
- Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at South Corniche?
April–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 86 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at South Corniche?
195 species, from 4,717 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at South Corniche in November?
The most recorded in November: Kentish Plover, Sooty Gull, Western Reef Heron, Ruddy Turnstone and Common Ringed Plover.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.