Eilat Bird Migration Spectacle
Witness one of the world greatest bird migration events at Eilat, where hundreds of millions of birds funnel through this narrow land bridge between Africa and Asia during spring and autumn migration.
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International Birding Center
Start at the Eilat International Birding and Research Center, the hub of birdwatching activity during the spring migration when up to 500 million birds pass through, with observation towers and expert guides available.
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Raptor Count Site
Stand at the raptor count site where thousands of storks, eagles, buzzards, and other soaring birds rise on morning thermals to continue their journey north, the spectacle of mass migration concentrated over this narrow coastal strip.
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Sewage Pools
Visit the counterintuitively productive sewage treatment pools which attract extraordinary concentrations of waders, ducks, and rare vagrants during migration, one of Israel most reliable birdwatching sites year-round.
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North Beach Waders
Walk the North Beach shoreline where migratory waders rest and feed on the Red Sea shore, the combination of salt marsh, beach, and shallow water providing habitat for dozens of shorebird species during peak migration.
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Eilat Mountains Watch
Take up position on the Eilat mountains slope for the morning soaring watch when honey buzzards, lesser spotted eagles, and steppe buzzards spiral overhead in their thousands on autumn passage from Europe to Africa.
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Sunrise Count Point
Join the dawn count at the main migration watch point where volunteers record the passage of birds at first light, the systematic data collected here over decades forming a crucial dataset for understanding Mediterranean migration patterns.