Tunisia · Nabeul Governorate
Sulayman Lagoons
145 species and 1,321 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, with up to 51 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Lac sud de Tunis TP426 km100 species
- Sebket Sijoumi33 km120 species
- Korba Lagoons37 km133 species
- Cap Bon60 km176 species
All 145 species recorded here
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffae
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Little Owl Athene noctua
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sulayman Lagoons?
January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 51 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sulayman Lagoons?
145 species, from 1,321 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sulayman Lagoons in November?
The most recorded in November: Western Marsh Harrier, Great Grey Shrike, Zitting Cisticola, Eurasian Coot and Spotless Starling.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.