Bahrain Ramsar wetland
Tubli Bay
177 bird species recorded; the most in April.
Nkssrinivas · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
87 species in January.83 species in February.111 species in March.130 species in April.70 species in May.54 species in June.31 species in July.46 species in August.96 species in September.108 species in October.119 species in November.92 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
177 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).
- 177Speciesrecorded more than once
- 101Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,347Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 10Raptors
- 33Waders
- 16Gulls & seabirds
- 9Ducks & geese
- 18Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Flamingos
- 66Songbirds
- 24Other 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 177 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
Waders33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Gulls & seabirds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- White-cheeked TernSterna repressa
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Saunders's TernSternula saundersi
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Sooty GullIchthyaetus hemprichii
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
Ducks & geese9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
Herons, ibises & grebes18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Socotra CormorantPhalacrocorax nigrogularisVU
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds66 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Graceful WarblerPrinia gracilis
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschanka
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Masked ShrikeLanius nubicus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Rufous-tailed ShrikeLanius phoenicuroides
- Java SparrowLonchura oryzivora
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Desert LarkAmmomanes deserti
- Menetries's WarblerSylvia mystacea
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Red BishopEuplectes orix
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Desert WarblerSylvia nana
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytes
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Red-tailed WheatearOenanthe chrysopygia
- Eastern Orphean WarblerSylvia crassirostris
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Other birds24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- CootFulica atra
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Namaqua DoveOena capensis
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- 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 April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan20°/16°7 mm
- Feb20°/16°5 mm
- Mar24°/19°3 mm
- Apr28°/23°4 mm
- May33°/27°0 mm
- Jun36°/30°0 mm
- Jul37°/32°0 mm
- Aug38°/32°1 mm
- Sep36°/31°0 mm
- Oct33°/28°1 mm
- Nov27°/24°10 mm
- Dec22°/19°8 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Tubli Bay.
Bay of Bahrain
Tubli Bay is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Bahrain.
177 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,347 open records.
The most recorded are the House Sparrow, the Laughing Dove and the Eurasian Collared Dove.
35 species come for the summer, 58 for the winter and 8 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Curlew Sandpiper and Socotra Cormorant.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Moon Plaza Hotelplace to stay · 2.4 km · 177 within 10 km
- Sitrahnearest town · 4.3 km in a straight line
- Bahrain International Airport (BAH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 10 km in a straight lineCar hire at BAH airport (Manama)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
- 1observation towers within 6 kmKoffiato
- 1visitor centres within 6 km
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmElite Medical Center
- 85car parks within 3 km
- 152restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 177places to stay within 10 kmMoon Plaza Hotel, Hotel Tropicana, Hotel Mansouri Mansions and 174 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 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 Tubli Bay.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
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.
Tubli Bay
Bahrain
- 77Birdyas Score
- 177Species
- 101Migrants
- 6Threatened
Arzhan and Parishan Protected Area
Iran · 399 km
- 40Birdyas Score
- 48Species
- 17Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7850899) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,347 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, Islandyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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