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26 May - 01 Jun 2025
326
Species
2,008
Checklists
333
Observers
933
Hours birding
High Counts
Species (Count)
Date
Location
Observer
Checklist
Greylag Goose (5)
Anser anser
31st May
RN Lagoas de Santo André e da Sancha--Salgueiral da Galiza
Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal
João Vieira Silva
Common Shelduck (40)
Tadorna tadorna
29th May
Salinas do Samouco
Alcochete, Setúbal
Paulo Alves
Tufted Duck (11)
Aythya fuligula
28th May
Albufeira dos Carvalhos
Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco
João Esteves
Indian Peafowl (18)
Pavo cristatus
29th May
Jardim Botânico Tropical
Lisboa, Lisboa
Bernard Rodrigue
Eurasian Nightjar (8)
Caprimulgus europaeus
28th May
Serra de Fanhões
Loures, Lisboa
Pedro Eça
Alpine Swift (30)
Tachymarptis melba
30th May
Parking Praia do Carvalho
Lagoa, Faro
John Yates
Eurasian Coot (32)
Fulica atra
28th May
Albufeira dos Carvalhos
Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco
João Esteves
Pied Avocet (110)
Recurvirostra avosetta
30th May
RN Estuário do Tejo--EVOA--área geral
Vila Franca de Xira, Lisboa
Carlos Figueiredo
Eurasian Oystercatcher (57)
Haematopus ostralegus
27th May
Sapal de Alhos Vedros
Moita, Setúbal
Paulo Roncon
Northern Lapwing (2)
Vanellus vanellus
29th May
Santo Aleixo
Monforte, Portalegre
Tim & Anne Hall
Black-tailed Godwit (150)
Limosa limosa
29th May
Estuário do Mondego--Salinas de Lavos
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra
Luís Manuel Silva
Eurasian Woodcock (5)
Scolopax rusticola
31st May
São João - Transversal
Lajes do Pico, Açores
Nuno Gonçalves
Green Sandpiper (1)
Tringa ochropus
27th May
Albufeiras do Monte do Barrocal
Montemor-o-Novo, Évora
Filipe Pereira
Common Greenshank (12)
Tringa nebularia
27th May
RN Estuário do Tejo--Sítio das Hortas
Alcochete, Setúbal
Patrick Scharpf
Great Crested Grebe (21)
Podiceps cristatus
27th May
Cristãos Novos (Acesso Condicionado)
Arraiolos, Évora
Alexandre Mota
Zino's Petrel (30)
Pterodroma madeira
26th May
Pico do Arieiro
Santana, Madeira
Rachael Kaiser
Sooty Shearwater (3)
Ardenna grisea
31st May
PN Sintra-Cascais--Cabo Raso
Cascais, Lisboa
Hugo Blanco
Eurasian Spoonbill (100)
Platalea leucorodia
29th May
Pateira de Frossos
Albergaria-a-Velha, Aveiro
Pedro Miguel Pinheiro
Black-crowned Night Heron (17)
Nycticorax nycticorax
26th May
RN Paul de Arzila
Coimbra, Coimbra
Paul Castle
Little Egret (120)
Egretta garzetta
29th May
Estuário do Mondego--Salinas de Lavos
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra
Luís Manuel Silva
Purple Heron (25)
Ardea purpurea
31st May
Ria de Aveiro--Salreu (rede de percursos pedestres)
Estarreja, Aveiro
Francisco Pereira
Black-winged Kite (5)
Elanus caeruleus
31st May
7750-026, Alcaria Ruiva
Mértola, Beja
Debbie Colbourne
Egyptian Vulture (3)
Neophron percnopterus
27th May
Quinta de Castelo Melhor
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda
Mário Agostinho
European Honey-buzzard (3)
Pernis apivorus
28th May
Mata Nacional das Virtudes
Azambuja, Lisboa
Luis Ferreira
Booted Eagle (5)
Hieraaetus pennatus
26th May
PN Vale do Guadiana--Azinhal
Mértola, Beja
Pedro Bravo
Western Barn Owl (3)
Tyto alba
31st May
2 N202-1, Souto
Arcos de Valdevez, Viana do Castelo
Mónica Guerreiro
Eurasian Eagle Owl (2)
Bubo bubo
31st May
Canhão de Idanha
Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco
Carlos Figueiredo
Long-eared Owl (3)
Asio otus
31st May
Canada do Poejo
Angra do Heroísmo, Açores
João Luís Araújo
European Bee-eater (45)
Merops apiaster
27th May
PN Tejo Internacional--Herdade da Cubeira
Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco
João Esteves
Fischer's Lovebird (3)
Agapornis fischeri
30th May
Parking Praia do Carvalho
Lagoa, Faro
John Yates
Red-backed Shrike (3)
Lanius collurio
30th May
PN Peneda-Gerês--planalto de Castro Laboreiro
Melgaço, Viana do Castelo
Luís Ribeiro
Eurasian Skylark (25)
Alauda arvensis
31st May
Albufeira do Rio Torno
Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real
Rui Ferreira
Common Reed Warbler (26)
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
30th May
RN Estuário do Tejo--EVOA--área geral
Vila Franca de Xira, Lisboa
Carlos Figueiredo
Savi's Warbler (4)
Locustella luscinioides
28th May
RN Lagoas de Santo André e da Sancha--Marco Geodésico de Brescos
Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal
andy plumb
Eurasian Crag Martin (60)
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
28th May
Canhão de Idanha
Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco
João Esteves
Barn Swallow (76)
Hirundo rustica
29th May
16 Rua Primeiro de Maio, Vila do Bispo
Vila do Bispo, Faro
Artur Silvestre
European Red-rumped Swallow (25)
Cecropis rufula
28th May
Canhão de Idanha
Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco
João Esteves
Western Subalpine Warbler (6)
Curruca iberiae
29th May
Corte Azinha--Barranco dos Alcaides
Mértola, Beja
José Godinho
Spectacled Warbler (4)
Curruca conspicillata
29th May
Miradouro da Ponta do Rosto
Machico, Madeira
Rachael Kaiser
Madeira Firecrest (18)
Regulus madeirensis
28th May
Estrada Regional 103, Machico
Machico, Madeira
Doug Whitman
Eurasian Nuthatch (6)
Sitta europaea
26th May
539 Calçada Pena, Sintra
Sintra, Lisboa
Nathan Stricker
Spotted Flycatcher (3)
Muscicapa striata
27th May
Herdade do Freixo do Meio
Montemor-o-Novo, Évora
Pedro Ferreira
Northern Wheatear (7)
Oenanthe oenanthe
27th May
PN Serra da Estrela--Planalto da Torre
Seia, Guarda
Carlos Figueiredo
Western Black-eared Wheatear (6)
Oenanthe hispanica
29th May
PN Vale do Guadiana--Complexo Mineiro da Mina de São Domingos
Mértola, Beja
José Godinho
Yellow-crowned Bishop (80)
Euplectes afer
30th May
Lezíria Grande de Vila Franca de Xira--área geral
Vila Franca de Xira, Lisboa
Carlos Figueiredo
Common Waxbill (40)
Estrilda astrild
30th May
Lezíria Grande de Vila Franca de Xira--área geral
Vila Franca de Xira, Lisboa
Carlos Figueiredo
Rock Sparrow (10)
Petronia petronia
27th May
PN Vale do Guadiana--Moinho dos Canais
Mértola, Beja
Frank Schwinteck
Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail (11)
Motacilla alba
27th May
Tomar--Parque Ribeirinho do Flecheiro
Tomar, Santarém
Filipa Coelho
Tawny Pipit (4)
Anthus campestris
27th May
Serra da Freita--área geral
Arouca, Aveiro
José Gravato
Berthelot's Pipit (6)
Anthus berthelotii
29th May
Miradouro da Ponta do Rosto
Machico, Madeira
Rachael Kaiser
Common Crossbill (2)
Loxia curvirostra
31st May
Albufeira do Rio Torno
Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real
Rui Ferreira
European Goldfinch (79)
Carduelis carduelis
26th May
Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina, Sagres
Vila do Bispo, Faro
Sebastian Owen
Corn Bunting (63)
Emberiza calandra
26th May
Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina, Sagres
Vila do Bispo, Faro
Sebastian Owen
Year List 2025
Species (Count)
Date
Location
Observer
Checklist
Red-footed Falcon (1)
Falco vespertinus
30th May
PN Peneda-Gerês--planalto de Castro Laboreiro
Melgaço, Viana do Castelo
Luís Ribeiro
Pectoral Sandpiper (1)
Calidris melanotos
31st May
Pedreira Cabo da Praia
Praia da Vitória, Açores
Susana Ázera
No. of Species: 403
Big Lists
Checklist
Date
Location
Observer
No. of Species
Big Days
| Date | Observer | No. of Species |
|---|---|---|
| 26th May | J Braun | 83 |
| 26th May | Danielle Lordi | 82 |
| 26th May | Pedro Moreira | 78 |
| 26th May | Ana Botelho | 70 |
| 28th May | Pedro Moreira | 81 |
| 28th May | Frank Schwinteck | 71 |
| 29th May | Paulo Alves | 68 |
| 30th May | Mário Roque | 74 |
| 30th May | Carlos Figueiredo | 74 |
| 30th May | Frank Schwinteck | 72 |
Species seen
| Observer | No. of Species |
|---|---|
| Pedro Moreira | 111 |
| Carlos Figueiredo | 110 |
| Frank Schwinteck | 106 |
| Paulo Alves | 106 |
| Mário Roque | 104 |
| Paulo Roncon | 90 |
| Catherine Creese | 89 |
| Jon Langhorst | 85 |
| Patrick Scharpf | 84 |
| J Braun | 84 |
Checklists completed
| Observer | No. of Checklists |
|---|---|
| Agostinho Oliveira | 135 |
| Alexandre Rica Cardoso | 69 |
| Jorge Leitão | 35 |
| Pedro Moreira | 30 |
| Mário Agostinho | 27 |
| Júlio Reis | 25 |
| Paulo Fernandez | 24 |
| Tiago Caldeira | 23 |
| Pedro Cardia | 23 |
| Bruno Durão | 22 |
Time spent birding
| Observer | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rui Pedroso | 29h 36m |
| Lynda Lewit | 24h 17m |
| Douglas Dufresne | 22h 47m |
| Kris Ohlenkamp | 20h 00m |
| Frank Schwinteck | 20h 00m |
| Catherine Creese | 18h 18m |
| Jon Langhorst | 17h 14m |
| Carlos Figueiredo | 14h 39m |
| Luís Lourenço | 14h 36m |
| Silvia Faustino Linhares | 13h 55m |