Bird AlbumTunisia · Sfax Governorate
Thyna Salina salt works
121 species and 934 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–April, with up to 25 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
Little StintCalidris minuta
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Common RedshankTringa totanus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
RuffCalidris pugnax
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 121 species recorded here
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- House Bunting Emberiza sahari
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura
- Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Thyna Salina salt works?
February–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 25 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Thyna Salina salt works?
121 species, from 934 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Thyna Salina salt works in November?
The most recorded in November: Greater Flamingo, Slender-billed Gull, Pied Avocet, Kentish Plover and Little Stint.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.