Saturday, 11th January 2025, 12:30 p.m.
PN Ria Formosa--Salinas de Tavira (Quatro Águas), Tavira, Faro, Portugal
Sally Anderson
birds seen on the way back, not seen on the way down
4
Incidental
1Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
2Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
1Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
2Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
1Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
poss. 2 together
1Yellow-legged/Lesser Black-backed GullLarus michahellis/fuscus
1Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
4Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
3Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
2Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
3Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
15House SparrowPasser domesticus
1Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
male very well seen showing off White cheeks and side streaks
7House/Spanish SparrowPasser domesticus/hispaniolensis
other Passer sparrows in the same flock with the clear male Spanish Sparrow - various female/immatures and less clearly seen male
2Pied Wagtail/White WagtailMotacilla alba