India · Tamil Nadu
Stanley Reservoir – Pannavadi, Mettur
172 species and 45,397 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February and October–November, with up to 121 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
House CrowCorvus splendens
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
Great EgretArdea alba110 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 172 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tharamangalam-West Car Street31 km88 species
- Pavalathanoor Lake, Tharamangalam32 km112 species
- Panchayat Union Middle School, Krishnampudur36 km84 species
- Krishnampudur Area36 km95 species
- Kannankurichi Mookaneri Tank50 km170 species
All 172 species recorded here
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Singing Bush Lark Mirafra javanica
- Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Jerdon's Bush Lark Plocealauda affinis
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Blyth's Swift Apus leuconyx
- Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
- Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura
- Marshall's Iora Aegithina nigrolutea
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Stanley Reservoir – Pannavadi, Mettur?
February and October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 121 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Stanley Reservoir – Pannavadi, Mettur?
172 species, from 45,397 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Stanley Reservoir – Pannavadi, Mettur in November?
The most recorded in November: Indian Pond Heron, Whiskered Tern, Eastern Cattle Egret, Grey Heron 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.