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Eilat North Beach

Eilat  >  Israel

Must see place when you go birding around Eilat. This beach at the head of the Red Sea, offers an enormous range of bird species.

Added* by Lars Eriksson
Most recent update 11 octombrie 2023

Description

Eilat is a major junction on the bird's migration flyway and one of the most important stop over sites for migratory birds in the world. Eilat north beach, at the head of the Red Sea, offers the opportunity for observing a range of species rarely encountered elsewhere in the West Palearctic region, such as Corb de mare brun and Pescăruș cu ochelari. Various other seabirds such as Pescăruș rozalb, Lup de mare mic, Lup de mare, Cory's Shearwater, Ielcovan brun, Chiră cu obraz alb, Pescăriță râzătoare and Chirighiță cu obraz alb are regular but with strong southerly winds there is the possibility of rarer birds such as Streaked Shearwater, Red-billed Tropicbird or even Lesser Frigatebird being seen from shore. It is an excellent place to see rare tubenoses and terns, which penetrate north along the Red Sea from the Indian Ocean and beyond.

At the southern end of the beach where the Sewage Canal empties into the sea Egretă de recif and a variety of waders including Prundăraș de deșert are regular. The canal is good for Pescăraș cu piept alb and Prigorie mică.

Details

Access

North Beach is easy accessible from Eilat. During their visit to Eilat and Arava many birders stay in the hotels that are situated close to North Beach. Because of this many birders begin their birding trip at North Beach. They can walk from the hotels to North Beach easily. If you have your own transport you can also park directly at North Beach. Click on a P in the map for directions or coordinates.

Terrain and Habitat

City/village , Beach , Sea

Conditions

Flat , Open landscape , Sandy

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring migration , Autumn migration

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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