Fabulous Birdwatching in Lebanon

Birds watching in Lebanon, it is the ideal territory for a large number of regional specialties including Chukar Partridge, local birds being intermediate between the subspecies Cypriotes and Synaia. Syrian Serins can be found at various locations across the country and this globally vulnerable species commonly breeds in Lebanon. Lebanon is one of the few Middle Eastern countries that has a breeding population of Eurasian Blue Tits. Other key breeding species include Short-toed Snake Eagle and Long-legged Buzzard, pairs of which can be found in nearly every village. Stone Curlews, Cream-colored Coursers and Penduline Tits breed in the northern Beqaa Valley, the latter also breeding at Anjar. The semi-desert areas in the north Beqaa Valley also produce interesting species that are more typical of a drier climate, with Desert Lark and Tem Minck’s Lark being observed in recent years. Horned Larks are very common in the mountains (the bicornes subspecies, now included in penicillate, was at one time considered a separate species).