Iran Ramsar wetland
Anzali Lagoon
176 bird species recorded; the most in October.
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This month here
67 species in January.55 species in February.69 species in March.76 species in April.96 species in May.66 species in June.67 species in July.63 species in August.75 species in September.108 species in October.96 species in November.88 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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NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
176 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).
- 176Speciesrecorded more than once
- 104Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 8,870Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 13Raptors
- 4Owls
- 29Waders
- 16Gulls & seabirds
- 13Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Flamingos
- 65Songbirds
- 18Other 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 176 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Waders29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
Gulls & seabirds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Common GullLarus canus
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Armenian GullLarus armenicus
Ducks & geese13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds65 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great titParus major
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Phylloscopus nitidusPhylloscopus nitidus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
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 October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan11°/5°96 mm
- Feb11°/5°83 mm
- Mar14°/7°69 mm
- Apr17°/10°57 mm
- May23°/16°25 mm
- Jun27°/21°26 mm
- Jul28°/23°38 mm
- Aug29°/24°64 mm
- Sep26°/21°122 mm
- Oct22°/17°162 mm
- Nov16°/11°167 mm
- Dec12°/8°110 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Anzali Lagoon.
Lagoon in Gilan, Iran
Anzali Lagoon is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Iran.
176 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 8,870 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Magpie, the Hooded Crow and the Great tit.
47 species come for the summer, 53 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded in October.
Get there and watch
- اردوگاه شهید گل آورcampsite · 5.1 km · 3 within 10 km
- مجتمع سپید کنار متینplace to stay · 3.2 km · 58 within 10 km
- Ābkenārnearest town · 2.4 km in a straight line
- Sardar-e-Jangal Airport (RAS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 31 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
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 kmاردوگاه شهید گل آور, شیل سر
- 58places to stay within 10 kmمجتمع سپید کنار متین, مهانپذیر چهارگل, هتل آپارتمان ملل and 55 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 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 Anzali Lagoon.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas9 mountains within 25 kmKūh-e Sarāgāh · 22 kmShālvār Kūh · 23 kmKūh-e Kakīyeh Poshteh · 24 kmKūh-e Kahsar Khāleh · 24 kmKūh-e Yengā Posht · 24 kmKūh-e Sha‘bān · 24 kmKūh-e Soyūr Gāh · 24 kmDūlkūh · 25 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmMordāb-e Ghāzīān38 km² · 0.2 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Anzali Lagoon
Iran
- 73Birdyas Score
- 176Species
- 104Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q4778433) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 8,870 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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