Royal Spoonbill | Black-faced Spoonbill | Yellow-billed Spoonbill | Eurasian Spoonbill | black-faced spoonbill |
Balkhash is also the habitat of 120 types of bird, including cormorants, Marbled Teal, pheasants, golden eagle and great egret; 12 of those are endangered, including White Pelican, Dalmatian Pelican, spoonbill, whooper and erne.
One of the premier birdwatching sites in North West England, over 230 bird species have been recorded on site including: Black-faced Bunting, Nightingale, Marsh Harrier, Spoonbill and Leach's Storm-petrel.
On the marshes and tidal flats thousands of birds occur, such as Common redshank, Barnacle goose, Spoonbill, Hen harrier, Oystercatcher, red knot, Bar-tailed godwit, Curlew and European Herring Gull.
There are an estimated 700 species of birds, including spoonbills, and 26 species of parrots, including the endangered Hyacinth Macaw.