Birding spots · Virginia

Best Birding Spots in Virginia Beach County, Virginia

Bush Island Cove leads Virginia Beach County's birding spots with 289 species reported, best in fall. 88 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Bush Island Cove	289	6,303	152	239	173	245
Pleasure House Point	215	4,972	144	177	124	167
First Landing State Park	203	1,768	111	144	112	144
First Landing State Park (Bay Island)	182	1,440	98	155	87	126
False Cape State Natural Area Preserve	175	334	88	130	96	109
Mount Trashmore Park	173	1,061	67	140	65	137
Princess Anne Wildlife Management Area	173	878	105	143	93	130
Bush Island Cove (southwest)	173	519	98	115	57	115
Stumpy Lake Natural Area	172	4,109	95	151	91	140
Princess Anne Wildlife Management Area (north)	167	697	97	155	61	92
Beach	159	2,842	98	115	73	85
Lake Christine	155	232	64	106	74	93
Redwing Park	133	643	72	117	62	68
Rainey Gut	130	278	77	91	76	76
Three Oaks Park	128	1,121	94	79	26	98
Lake Smith Fishing Station	128	561	73	104	48	69
Lake Lawson	125	453	30	113	34	71
Princess Anne	122	672	59	107	41	78
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge (southeast)	120	73	19	61	65	75
Bush Island Cove (east)	118	373	48	59	69	48
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Wash Flats)	117	111	37	69	53	62
Bush Island Cove (Wash Flats)	113	93	11	43	78	57
Marshview Park	110	224	40	85	34	73
Kilbourne Park	106	278	41	72	52	79
Beach (northwest)	103	170	45	52	57	46
Fish House Island	102	178	43	70	75	52
Princess Anne Wildlife Management Area (Carol Pond)	102	178	71	72	43	37
First Landing State Park (The Narrows)	99	187	56	59	46	49
South Thimble Island	96	629	43	47	22	48
Bayville Park	96	311	67	59	41	56
Bush Island Cove (southeast)	96	114	38	44	40	31
Princess Anne Athletic Complex	95	106	57	59	44	77
Lynnhaven Inlet	93	238	60	50	39	34
Bush Island Cove (east)	92	114	29	41	38	51
Kempsville Park	91	110	56	51	34	63
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge	90	283	64	62	13	37
Lake Tecumseh	89	109	48	62	39	7
Great Neck Park	88	260	52	58	41	49
Fox Fire Parcel	87	109	57	64	40	48
Croatan Beach Park	85	183	19	45	73	20
Beach (Cape Henry Village)	85	139	41	58	40	25
Munden Point Park	82	94	45	57	35	31
Mount Trashmore Park (Thalia Village)	80	178	51	50	39	35
Birchwood/Malibu Park	79	154	50	58	17	42
Lake Lawson (Middleton)	79	69	18	67	15	17
Stumpy Lake Natural Area (Glenwood)	76	150	34	34	52	33
Lake Pleasure House	75	166	54	37	37	12
Chesapeake Beach Park	72	66	36	48	0	13
Lynnhaven Boat Launch	71	149	47	31	36	33
Haygood Point Park	70	97	54	40	10	6