Ghana Ramsar wetland
Sakumono Lagoon
252 bird species recorded; the most from February to March.
MatKumahor · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
153 species in January.193 species in February.208 species in March.156 species in April.89 species in May.89 species in June.98 species in July.136 species in August.129 species in September.149 species in October.185 species in November.155 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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NTVUNT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
252 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).
- 252Speciesrecorded more than once
- 106Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 19,224Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 20Raptors
- 1Owls
- 34Waders
- 14Gulls & seabirds
- 7Ducks & geese
- 18Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 99Songbirds
- 58Other 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 252 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- African hobbyFalco cuvierii
- Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusCR
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- LannerFalco biarmicus
- African Cuckoo HawkAviceda cuculoides
- Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
- African Harrier-hawkPolyboroides typus
- Red-necked BuzzardButeo auguralis
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
- White-backed VultureGyps africanusCR
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- African Great-horned OwlPtilopsis leucotis
Waders34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- African JacanaActophilornis africanus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- African Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- RedshankTringa totanus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Lesser Black-winged PloverVanellus lugubris
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
Gulls & seabirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- West African Crested TernThalasseus albididorsalis
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Ducks & geese7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-faced Whistling-duckDendrocygna viduata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Pygmy GooseNettapus auritus
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Herons, ibises & grebes18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
- African SpoonbillPlatalea alba
- Goliath HeronArdea goliath
- DarterAnhinga rufa
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Openbill StorkAnastomus lamelligerus
Songbirds99 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pied CrowCorvus albus
- Yellow-billed ShrikeCorvinella corvina
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Purple Glossy-starlingLamprotornis purpureus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
- Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
- Yellow-crowned GonolekLaniarius barbarus
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
- Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejus
- Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullata
- PiapiacPtilostomus afer
- Turdus peliosTurdus pelios
- Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
- Green-backed EremomelaEremomela pusilla
- Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus
- Northern Grey-headed SparrowPasser griseus
- Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
- Long-tailed Glossy-StarlingLamprotornis caudatus
- Orange BishopEuplectes franciscanus
- African Bush-WarblerBradypterus baboecala
- Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
- Motacilla aguimpMotacilla aguimp
- Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
- Blackcap BabblerTurdoides reinwardtii
- Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis
- Yellow-throated LeafloveAtimastillas flavicollis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
- Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
- Greater Swamp-WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
- Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
- Snowy-headed Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
- Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopicta
- Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpoda
- Oriole-WarblerHypergerus atriceps
- Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
- Black-winged Red BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
- Splendid SunbirdCinnyris coccinigastrus
- Pale-winged IndigobirdVidua wilsoni
- Bronze-tailed Glossy-StarlingLamprotornis chalcurus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
- Olive-naped WeaverPloceus brachypterus
- Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
- QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
- Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
- African Golden OrioleOriolus auratus
- Scarlet-spectacled Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
- Western Black FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
- Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
- Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Preuss's Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon preussi
- Yellow-mantled WhydahEuplectes macroura
- African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis
- Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
- Senegal BatisBatis senegalensis
- Red-winged WarblerHeliolais erythropterus
- Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Grey-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti
- Simple GreenbulChlorocichla simplex
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- White-crowned Robin-chatCossypha albicapillus
- Lanius humeralisLanius humeralis
- Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
- Mocking ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximius
- Yellow-mantled WeaverPloceus tricolor
- Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
- Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
- Red-breasted SwallowCecropis semirufa
- Chestnut-and-black WeaverPloceus castaneofuscus
- Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
- Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
- White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus
- Black-headed Paradise-flycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventer
- Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis
- Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralis
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Black-and-white MuniaLonchura bicolor
- Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytes
- Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
- Orange WeaverPloceus aurantius
- Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
Other birds58 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
- Western Grey Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscator
- Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
- Double-spurred SpurfowlPternistis bicalcaratus
- Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
- Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
- African Grey HornbillLophoceros nasutus
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Senegal ParrotPoicephalus senegalus
- Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
- African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- White-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollis
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Double-toothed BarbetLybius bidentatus
- Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea
- African Grey WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
- Black CrakeAmaurornis flavirostra
- Bearded BarbetLybius dubius
- Striped CuckooClamator levaillantii
- Black-billed Wood DoveTurtur abyssinicus
- African Black CoucalCentropus grillii
- Blue-spotted Wood-doveTurtur afer
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
- Diederik CuckooChrysococcyx caprius
- Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri
- African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
- Long-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus climacurus
- Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
- Blue-bellied RollerCoracias cyanogaster
- Vieillot's BarbetLybius vieilloti
- African Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatus
- African CrakeCrex egregia
- Purple RollerCoracias naevius
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- Fine-spotted WoodpeckerCampethera punctuligera
- European SwiftApus apus
- Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
- African Green Bee-eaterMerops viridissimus
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Violet TuracoMusophaga violaceaNT
- Rosy Bee-eaterMerops malimbicus
- Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
- Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus
- Stone PartridgePtilopachus petrosus
- Black-bellied KorhaanLissotis melanogaster
- Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
- Melancholy WoodpeckerDendropicos lugubris
- Yellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureus
- Natal NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
- Grey-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
- Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
- African Grey CuckooCuculus gularis
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from February to March.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan30°/25°22 mm
- Feb30°/26°44 mm
- Mar30°/26°104 mm
- Apr29°/26°134 mm
- May28°/26°196 mm
- Jun27°/25°197 mm
- Jul26°/23°90 mm
- Aug26°/22°40 mm
- Sep27°/23°102 mm
- Oct28°/25°148 mm
- Nov29°/25°64 mm
- Dec30°/25°25 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Sakumono Lagoon.
Lagoon
Sakumono Lagoon is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Ghana.
252 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 19,224 open records.
The most recorded are the Spur-winged Lapwing, the Western Cattle Egret and the Pied Kingfisher.
33 species come for the summer, 68 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Curlew Sandpiper and Hooded Vulture.
The most species are recorded from February to March.
Get there and watch
- Wan Tong Hotel & Restaurantplace to stay · 2.1 km · 112 within 10 km
- Sakumonanearest town · 3.1 km in a straight line
- Kotoka International Airport (ACC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 15 km in a straight lineCar hire at ACC airport (Accra)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
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
- 6car parks within 3 km
- 23restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 112places to stay within 10 kmWan Tong Hotel & Restaurant, Hotel Majorie, Courtesy International and 109 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
- campsites 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 Sakumono Lagoon.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas7 mountains within 25 kmLegon Hill · 20 kmCherekecherete78 m · 22 kmOpoku · 23 kmBereku · 23 kmOkutoleje · 23 kmAjangote · 24 kmNanwima · 24 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmSakumo Lagoon0.6 km² · 2.8 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
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Sakumono Lagoon
Ghana
- 76Birdyas Score
- 252Species
- 106Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q18353601) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 19,224 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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