Bird AlbumUnited Arab Emirates · Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Zakher Lake
211 species and 32,600 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–February, with up to 119 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great EgretArdea alba
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Desert WheatearOenanthe deserti
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Private estate near Green Mubazzarah12 km287 species
- Green Mubazzarah13 km216 species
All 211 species recorded here
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Arabian Green Bee-eater Merops cyanophrys
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
- Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
- Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea
- Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea
- Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata
- Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida
- White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
- Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha
- Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris
- 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 Zakher Lake?
October–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 119 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Zakher Lake?
211 species, from 32,600 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Zakher Lake in November?
The most recorded in November: Grey Heron, Western Marsh Harrier, Little Grebe, Mallard 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.