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30 Jul - 05 Aug 2026
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293
Species seen
2,014
Checklists submitted
375
Birders
1,170
Hours spent birding
High Counts
5th Aug 2026
1,
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
(Dendrocygna bicolor)
20,
Red-legged Partridge
(Alectoris rufa)
250,
Plain Swift
(Apus unicolor)
3,
Stone-curlew
(Burhinus oedicnemus)
30,
Grey Plover
(Pluvialis squatarola)
2,
Eurasian Woodcock
(Scolopax rusticola)
36,
Common Greenshank
(Tringa nebularia)
1,
Collared Pratincole
(Glareola pratincola)
50,
Slender-billed Gull
(Chroicocephalus genei)
600,
Greater Flamingo
(Phoenicopterus roseus)
19,
Black-necked Grebe
(Podiceps nigricollis)
1,
Barolo Shearwater
(Puffinus baroli)
1,
Great Reed Warbler
(Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
275,
Spotless Starling
(Sturnus unicolor)
60,
Common Waxbill
(Estrilda astrild)
4th Aug 2026
2,
Black-bellied Sandgrouse
(Pterocles orientalis)
1,000,
Bulwer's Petrel
(Bulweria bulwerii)
2,
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter nisus)
2,
Red Kite
(Milvus milvus)
PN Douro Internacional--Albufeira de Santa Maria de Aguiar, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Guarda, Portugal
7,
Common Raven
(Corvus corax)
60,
Common Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
2,
Spotted Flycatcher
(Muscicapa striata)
1,
Black Wheatear
(Oenanthe leucura)
16,
Berthelot's Pipit
(Anthus berthelotii)
3,
Eurasian Bullfinch
(Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
250,
European Goldfinch
(Carduelis carduelis)
7,
Eurasian Siskin
(Spinus spinus)
3rd Aug 2026
80,
Common Ringed Plover
(Charadrius hiaticula)
110,
Kentish Plover
(Anarhynchus alexandrinus)
2,
Great Skua
(Stercorarius skua)
342,
Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo)
12,
Roseate Tern
(Sterna dougallii)
2,
Great Shearwater
(Ardenna gravis)
1,
Squacco Heron
(Ardeola ralloides)
112,
Western Cattle-Egret
(Ardea ibis)
2,
Short-toed Eagle
(Circaetus gallicus)
5,
European Roller
(Coracias garrulus)
3,
Lesser Kestrel
(Falco naumanni)
2,
Eurasian Hobby
(Falco subbuteo)
5,
Crested Tit
(Lophophanes cristatus)
2,
White-throated Dipper
(Cinclus cinclus)
18,
Azores Chaffinch
(Fringilla moreletti)
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)
130,
Black-winged Stilt
(Himantopus himantopus)
38,
Little Ringed Plover
(Thinornis dubius)
1,
Common Snipe
(Gallinago gallinago)
4,
Least Sandpiper
(Calidris minutilla)
59,
Little Grebe
(Tachybaptus ruficollis)
1,
White-faced Storm-Petrel
(Pelagodroma marina)
2,
Monteiro's Storm-Petrel
(Hydrobates monteiroi)
4,
Zino's Petrel
(Pterodroma madeira)
800,
Glossy Ibis
(Plegadis falcinellus)
7,
Purple Heron
(Ardea purpurea)
2,
European Honey-buzzard
(Pernis apivorus)
95,
Griffon Vulture
(Gyps fulvus)
12,
Eurasian Hoopoe
(Upupa epops)
3,
Iberian Green Woodpecker
(Picus sharpei)
6,
Red-backed Shrike
(Lanius collurio)
300,
Western House Martin
(Delichon urbicum)
13,
Long-tailed Tit
(Aegithalos caudatus)
6,
Common Whitethroat
(Curruca communis)
7,
Dartford Warbler
(Curruca undata)
1,
Goldcrest
(Regulus regulus)
89,
Madeira Firecrest
(Regulus madeirensis)
3,
Song Thrush
(Turdus philomelos)
15,
European Stonechat
(Saxicola rubicola)
22,
Yellow-crowned Bishop
(Euplectes afer)
5,
Tawny Pipit
(Anthus campestris)
73,
Madeira Chaffinch
(Fringilla maderensis)
1st Aug 2026
1,
Ring-necked Duck
(Aythya collaris)
50,
Common Scoter
(Melanitta nigra)
1,
Little Bustard
(Tetrax tetrax)
10,
Green Sandpiper
(Tringa ochropus)
20,
Ruddy Turnstone
(Arenaria interpres)
1,
Black-legged Kittiwake
(Rissa tridactyla)
8,
Woodchat Shrike
(Lanius senator)
5,
Melodious Warbler
(Hippolais polyglotta)
6,
Spectacled Warbler
(Curruca conspicillata)
48,
Eurasian Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
4,
Blue Rock Thrush
(Monticola solitarius)
210,
House Sparrow
(Passer domesticus)
32,
Rock Sparrow
(Petronia petronia)
8,
Grey Wagtail
(Motacilla cinerea)
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
50,
Common Swift
(Apus apus)
7,
Western Swamphen
(Porphyrio porphyrio)
1,
Long-tailed Skua
(Stercorarius longicaudus)
560,
Cory's Shearwater
(Calonectris borealis)
5,
Black Stork
(Ciconia nigra)
2,
Little Bittern
(Botaurus minutus)
3,
Egyptian Vulture
(Neophron percnopterus)
9,
Black Vulture
(Aegypius monachus)
1,
Merlin
(Falco columbarius)
2,
Peregrine Falcon
(Falco peregrinus)
7,
Western Subalpine Warbler
(Curruca iberiae)
18,
Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail
(Motacilla alba)
80,
Common Linnet
(Linaria cannabina)
30th Jul 2026
1,
Northern Pintail
(Anas acuta)
43,
Rock Dove
(Columba livia)
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)
29,
Common Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)
1,
Semipalmated Plover
(Charadrius semipalmatus)
1,
Spotted Sandpiper
(Actitis macularius)
160,
Black-headed Gull
(Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
2,
Caspian Tern
(Hydroprogne caspia)
6,
Black Tern
(Chlidonias niger)
40,
Sandwich Tern
(Thalasseus sandvicensis)
1,
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
(Hydrobates castro)
3,
Storm's Stork
(Ciconia stormi)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
100,
Little Egret
(Egretta garzetta)
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,
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)
1,
Eurasian Scops Owl
(Otus scops)
2,
Tawny Owl
(Strix aluco)
60,
European Bee-eater
(Merops apiaster)
1,
Oriental Pied-Hornbill
(Anthracoceros albirostris)
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
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
6,
Common Kestrel
(Falco tinnunculus)
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
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
12,
Zitting Cisticola
(Cisticola juncidis)
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)
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,
Azores Bullfinch
(Pyrrhula murina)
30,
Corn Bunting
(Emberiza calandra)
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
2, Ruby-cheeked Sunbird(Chalcoparia singalensis)
30th July
Largo Senador André Freitas, Lajes Das Flores, Lajes das Flores, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
Species: 65
Big Lists
| Observer | Location | Date | Species | Checklist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Fewster | RN Estuário do Tejo--Vale de Frades Benavente, Santarém, Portugal | 31st Jul | 93 | |
| Ana Botelho | Albufeira dos Carvalhos Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal | 2nd Aug | 73 | |
| Paulo Alves | Albufeira dos Carvalhos Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal | 2nd Aug | 73 | |
| Helder Vieira | Barrinha de Esmoriz Ovar, Aveiro, Portugal | 5th Aug | 62 | |
| Alexandre Pereira | PN Serra de São Mamede--albufeira de Póvoa e Meadas Castelo de Vide, Portalegre, Portugal | 31st 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 | 57 | |
| Luís Lourenço | Salinas do Samouco Alcochete, Setúbal, Portugal | 3rd Aug | 55 | |
| Magnus Robb | Vasa Sacos Benavente, Santarém, Portugal | 1st Aug | 55 |
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