Malta
Valleta
69 species and 523 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November, with up to 11 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Zonqor6 km90 species
- Airport Safi7 km71 species
- Salina salt pans10 km76 species
- Salina Nature Reserve10 km120 species
- Ghajn Rihana10 km72 species
- Buskett Gardens11 km121 species
All 69 species recorded here
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Valleta?
November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 11 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Valleta?
69 species, from 523 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Valleta in November?
The most recorded in November: Spanish Sparrow, Rock Dove, Yellow-legged Gull, Black-headed Gull and European Robin.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.