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27 Jul - 02 Aug 2026
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289
Species seen
1,841
Checklists submitted
349
Birders
1,048
Hours spent birding
High Counts
2nd Aug 2026
87,
Gadwall
(Mareca strepera)
612,
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
8,
Eurasian/Green-winged Teal
(Anas crecca)
143,
Common Pochard
(Aythya ferina)
14,
Tufted Duck
(Aythya fuligula)
20,
Plain Swift
(Apus unicolor)
80,
Pallid Swift
(Apus pallidus)
130,
Black-winged Stilt
(Himantopus himantopus)
38,
Little Ringed Plover
(Thinornis dubius)
1,
Wood Sandpiper
(Tringa glareola)
4,
Least Sandpiper
(Calidris minutilla)
2,
Monteiro's Storm-Petrel
(Hydrobates monteiroi)
800,
Glossy Ibis
(Plegadis falcinellus)
2,
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter nisus)
12,
Eurasian Hoopoe
(Upupa epops)
6,
Red-backed Shrike
(Lanius collurio)
7,
Eurasian Skylark
(Alauda arvensis)
300,
Western House Martin
(Delichon urbicum)
13,
Long-tailed Tit
(Aegithalos caudatus)
6,
Common Whitethroat
(Curruca communis)
7,
Mistle Thrush
(Turdus viscivorus)
3,
Song Thrush
(Turdus philomelos)
14,
European Robin
(Erithacus rubecula)
15,
European Stonechat
(Saxicola rubicola)
22,
Yellow-crowned Bishop
(Euplectes afer)
5,
Tawny Pipit
(Anthus campestris)
1st Aug 2026
1,
Ring-necked Duck
(Aythya collaris)
50,
Common Scoter
(Melanitta nigra)
4,
Eurasian Nightjar
(Caprimulgus europaeus)
10,
Green Sandpiper
(Tringa ochropus)
20,
Ruddy Turnstone
(Arenaria interpres)
1,
Black-legged Kittiwake
(Rissa tridactyla)
200,
Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo)
6,
Roseate Tern
(Sterna dougallii)
8,
Woodchat Shrike
(Lanius senator)
2,
Willow Warbler
(Phylloscopus trochilus)
6,
Spectacled Warbler
(Curruca conspicillata)
48,
Eurasian Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
4,
Blue Rock Thrush
(Monticola solitarius)
32,
Rock Sparrow
(Petronia petronia)
8,
Grey Wagtail
(Motacilla cinerea)
3,
Hawfinch
(Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
92,
Atlantic Canary
(Serinus canaria)
Pico Ruivo and the trail from Achado do Teixeira to Pico Ruivo, Santana, Região Autónoma da Madeira, Portugal
31st Jul 2026
1,
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
(Dendrocygna bicolor)
15,
Red-legged Partridge
(Alectoris rufa)
7,
Western Swamphen
(Porphyrio porphyrio)
15,
Eurasian Oystercatcher
(Haematopus ostralegus)
1,
Long-tailed Skua
(Stercorarius longicaudus)
8,
Great Crested Grebe
(Podiceps cristatus)
560,
Cory's Shearwater
(Calonectris borealis)
5,
Black Stork
(Ciconia nigra)
20,
Black-crowned Night Heron
(Nycticorax nycticorax)
3,
Egyptian Vulture
(Neophron percnopterus)
9,
Black Vulture
(Aegypius monachus)
53,
Griffon Vulture
(Gyps fulvus)
2,
Western Barn Owl
(Tyto alba)
1,
Merlin
(Falco columbarius)
30th Jul 2026
1,
Northern Pintail
(Anas acuta)
43,
Rock Dove
(Columba livia)
50,
Common Woodpigeon
(Columba palumbus)
10,
Trocaz Pigeon
(Columba trocaz)
80,
Collared Dove
(Streptopelia decaocto)
1,
Little Green-Pigeon
(Treron olax)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
2,
Green Imperial-Pigeon
(Ducula aenea)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
2,
Red-necked Nightjar
(Caprimulgus ruficollis)
1,
Semipalmated Plover
(Charadrius semipalmatus)
1,
Common Snipe
(Gallinago gallinago)
1,
Spotted Sandpiper
(Actitis macularius)
12,
Slender-billed Gull
(Chroicocephalus genei)
40,
Audouin's Gull
(Ichthyaetus audouinii)
2,
Caspian Tern
(Hydroprogne caspia)
6,
Black Tern
(Chlidonias niger)
1,
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
(Hydrobates castro)
1,
Barolo Shearwater
(Puffinus baroli)
3,
Storm's Stork
(Ciconia stormi)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
1,
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
(Nisaetus nanus)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
2,
Changeable Hawk-Eagle
(Nisaetus cirrhatus)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
2,
Red Kite
(Milvus milvus)
2,
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
(Icthyophaga leucogaster)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
4,
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
2,
Tawny Owl
(Strix aluco)
1,
Oriental Pied-Hornbill
(Anthracoceros albirostris)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
4,
Common Kingfisher
(Alcedo atthis)
1,
Collared Kingfisher
(Todiramphus chloris)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
2,
Dollarbird
(Eurystomus orientalis)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
5,
Brown Barbet
(Caloramphus fuliginosus)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
2,
White-bellied Woodpecker
(Dryocopus javensis)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
1,
Long-tailed Parakeet
(Psittacula longicauda)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
3,
Fiery Minivet
(Pericrocotus igneus)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
3,
White-breasted Woodswallow
(Artamus leucorynchus)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
1,
Common Iora
(Aegithina tiphia)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
2,
Malaysian Pied-Fantail
(Rhipidura javanica)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
6,
Eurasian Jay
(Garrulus glandarius)
31,
Red-billed Chough
(Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
2,
Sunda Crow
(Corvus enca)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
20,
Eurasian Blue Tit
(Cyanistes caeruleus)
3,
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
(Alaudala rufescens)
2,
Ashy Tailorbird
(Orthotomus ruficeps)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
7,
Pacific Swallow
(Hirundo javanica)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
1,
Olive-winged Bulbul
(Pycnonotus plumosus)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
8,
Cetti's Warbler
(Cettia cetti)
16,
Eurasian Blackcap
(Sylvia atricapilla)
1,
Western Orphean Warbler
(Curruca hortensis)
1,
Spotted Flycatcher
(Muscicapa striata)
7,
Common Nightingale
(Luscinia megarhynchos)
1,
Malaysian Blue Flycatcher
(Cyornis turcosus)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
2,
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
(Chalcoparia singalensis)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
4,
Berthelot's Pipit
(Anthus berthelotii)
2,
Eurasian Siskin
(Spinus spinus)
30,
Corn Bunting
(Emberiza calandra)
29th Jul 2026
30,
Common Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)
1,
Great Skua
(Stercorarius skua)
240,
Bulwer's Petrel
(Bulweria bulwerii)
120,
Little Egret
(Egretta garzetta)
25,
Sand Martin
(Riparia riparia)
50,
Common Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
27,
Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail
(Motacilla alba)
28th Jul 2026
1,
Canada Goose
(Branta canadensis)
5,
Black-bellied Sandgrouse
(Pterocles orientalis)
5,
Little Bustard
(Tetrax tetrax)
4,
Zino's Petrel
(Pterodroma madeira)
4,
European Roller
(Coracias garrulus)
5,
Lesser Kestrel
(Falco naumanni)
25,
Common Magpie
(Pica pica)
20,
Crested Lark
(Galerida cristata)
40,
Calandra Lark
(Melanocorypha calandra)
1,
Great Reed Warbler
(Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
1,
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
(Cercotrichas galactotes)
4,
Azores Bullfinch
(Pyrrhula murina)
27th Jul 2026
300,
Western Cattle-Egret
(Ardea ibis)
8,
Purple Heron
(Ardea purpurea)
17,
Zitting Cisticola
(Cisticola juncidis)
9,
Melodious Warbler
(Hippolais polyglotta)
51,
Madeira Firecrest
(Regulus madeirensis)
3,
White-throated Dipper
(Cinclus cinclus)
3,
Black Wheatear
(Oenanthe leucura)
1,034,
House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)
20,
Azores Chaffinch
(Fringilla moreletti)
68,
Madeira Chaffinch
(Fringilla maderensis)
1, Little Green-Pigeon(Treron olax)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
2, Green Imperial-Pigeon(Ducula aenea)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
3, Storm's Stork(Ciconia stormi)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
1, Wallace's Hawk-Eagle(Nisaetus nanus)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
2, Changeable Hawk-Eagle(Nisaetus cirrhatus)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
2, White-bellied Sea-Eagle(Icthyophaga leucogaster)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
1, Oriental Pied-Hornbill(Anthracoceros albirostris)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
1, Collared Kingfisher(Todiramphus chloris)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
2, Dollarbird(Eurystomus orientalis)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
5, Brown Barbet(Caloramphus fuliginosus)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
2, White-bellied Woodpecker(Dryocopus javensis)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
1, Long-tailed Parakeet(Psittacula longicauda)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
3, Fiery Minivet(Pericrocotus igneus)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
3, White-breasted Woodswallow(Artamus leucorynchus)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
1, Common Iora(Aegithina tiphia)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
2, Malaysian Pied-Fantail(Rhipidura javanica)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
2, Sunda Crow(Corvus enca)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
2, Ashy Tailorbird(Orthotomus ruficeps)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
7, Pacific Swallow(Hirundo javanica)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
1, Olive-winged Bulbul(Pycnonotus plumosus)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
1, Malaysian Blue Flycatcher(Cyornis turcosus)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
Species: 64
Big Lists
| Observer | Location | Date | Species | Checklist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Fewster | RN Estuário do Tejo--Vale de Frades Benavente, Santarém, Portugal | 31st Jul | 93 | |
| Ricardo Salgueiro | RN Paul do Boquilobo--área geral Golegã, Santarém, Portugal | 28th Jul | 65 | |
| Francisco Maia | Parque Ambiental de Vilamoura Loulé, Faro, Portugal | 29th Jul | 64 | |
| Luís Lourenço | Salinas do Samouco Alcochete, Setúbal, Portugal | 27th Jul | 59 | |
| Paulo Alves | Foz da ribeira do Vale Vaqueiro Abrantes, Santarém, Portugal | 1st Aug | 58 | |
| Paulo Roncon | Lagoa de Albufeira--área geral Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal | 31st Jul | 58 | |
| Luís Lourenço | Salinas do Samouco Alcochete, Setúbal, Portugal | 30th Jul | 56 | |
| Vilhelm Fagerström | Vasa Sacos Benavente, Santarém, Portugal | 1st Aug | 55 | |
| Magnus Robb | Vasa Sacos Benavente, Santarém, Portugal | 1st Aug | 55 | |
| Alexandre Pereira | PN Serra de São Mamede--albufeira de Póvoa e Meadas Castelo de Vide, Portalegre, Portugal | 31st Jul | 54 |
5431st Jul