Tunisia Ramsar wetland
Salt evaporation pond of Monastir
148 bird species recorded; the most in April.
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This month here
77 species in January.56 species in February.66 species in March.122 species in April.49 species in May.56 species in June.31 species in July.17 species in August.28 species in September.68 species in October.31 species in November.65 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
148 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).
- 148Speciesrecorded more than once
- 62Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,980Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 6Raptors
- 1Owls
- 25Waders
- 18Gulls & seabirds
- 8Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 57Songbirds
- 16Other 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 148 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
Gulls & seabirds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ducks & geese8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds57 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- African Blue TitCyanistes teneriffae
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- African ChaffinchFringilla spodiogenys
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Moussier's RedstartPhoenicurus moussieri
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- House BuntingEmberiza sahari
Other birds16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Barbary PartridgeAlectoris barbara
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
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.
- Jan15°/9°37 mm
- Feb16°/9°28 mm
- Mar18°/11°44 mm
- Apr20°/13°30 mm
- May24°/16°22 mm
- Jun28°/20°14 mm
- Jul31°/23°6 mm
- Aug31°/24°20 mm
- Sep28°/22°61 mm
- Oct25°/19°56 mm
- Nov20°/14°37 mm
- Dec17°/11°46 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Salt evaporation pond of Monastir.
Salt evaporation pond in Tunisia
Salt evaporation pond of Monastir is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Tunisia.
148 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,980 open records.
The most recorded are the Greater Flamingo, the Lanius excubitor and the Black-winged Stilt.
25 species come for the summer, 37 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Curlew Sandpiper and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- دسول بلا فيستاplace to stay · 1.6 km · 58 within 10 km
- Skanesnearest town · 4.1 km in a straight line
- Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 1 km in a straight lineCar hire at MIR airport (Monastir)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
- 2viewpoints within 5 km
- 25car parks within 3 km
- 9restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 58places to stay within 10 kmدسول بلا فيستا, بريماسول غولدن بيتش كلب, روزا بيتش and 55 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Salt evaporation pond of Monastir
Tunisia
- 64Birdyas Score
- 148Species
- 62Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q117286709) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,980 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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