Iran Ramsar wetland
Alma Gol Lake
155 bird species recorded; the most in March.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
59 species in January.43 species in February.84 species in March.8 species in April.50 species in May.55 species in June.0 species in July.0 species in August.45 species in September.58 species in October.59 species in November.72 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
155 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 155Speciesrecorded more than once
- 72Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,632Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 12Raptors
- 4Owls
- 25Waders
- 13Gulls & seabirds
- 15Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Flamingos
- 59Songbirds
- 15Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 155 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
Gulls & seabirds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Common GullLarus canus
Ducks & geese15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds59 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Finsch's WheatearOenanthe finschii
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Menetries's WarblerSylvia mystacea
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Great titParus major
- White-crowned Penduline TitRemiz coronatus
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Streaked Scrub WarblerScotocerca inquieta
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Red-headed BuntingEmberiza bruniceps
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Desert WarblerSylvia nana
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Rufous-tailed ShrikeLanius phoenicuroides
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eastern Orphean WarblerSylvia crassirostris
- Phylloscopus nitidusPhylloscopus nitidus
Other birds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Pin-tailed SandgrousePterocles alchata
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in March.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan13°/2°25 mm
- Feb14°/3°31 mm
- Mar20°/7°37 mm
- Apr25°/11°30 mm
- May31°/18°16 mm
- Jun36°/22°8 mm
- Jul38°/25°8 mm
- Aug38°/25°8 mm
- Sep33°/21°11 mm
- Oct26°/15°22 mm
- Nov18°/8°36 mm
- Dec14°/4°24 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Alma Gol Lake.
Body of water
Alma Gol Lake is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Iran.
155 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,632 open records.
The most recorded are the Western Marsh Harrier, the Crested lark and the Eurasian Magpie.
19 species come for the summer, 50 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Curlew Sandpiper and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in March.
Get there and watch
- Yolmeh Sālīānnearest town · 23 km in a straight line
- Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 147 km in a straight line
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Alma Gol Lake.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas3 mountains within 25 kmAshk Tappeh · 5.3 kmTappeh-ye Qarah Beyg · 10 kmTappeh-ye Qorjān · 13 km
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmLake Alagol20 km² · 1.3 kmTālāb-e Ālmāgol2.1 km² · 11 kmLake Ajigol1.5 km² · 12 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3215252) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,632 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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