Tuesday, 28th January 2025, 1:23 p.m.
Lagoa dos Salgados, Silves, Faro, Portugal
Laurie Ann
Sunny with moderate onshore breeze.
Along the boardwalk and edge of the lagoon from Praia dos Saldagos parking area to Praia de Armacao de Pera and back. Identified what we could - lots of birds on the mudflats.
| 13 | Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata |
| 43 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos |
| 25 | Northern PintailAnas acuta |
| 57 | Eurasian/Green-winged TealAnas crecca |
| 34 | Common PochardAythya ferina |
| 3 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus |
| 36 | Eurasian CootFulica atra |
| 3 | Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio |
| 3 | Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus |
| 3 | Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula |
| 50 | Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus Estimate |
| 6 | Common SnipeGallinago gallinago |
| 2 | Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos |
| 4 | Common GreenshankTringa nebularia On the mudflats with the multitude of other species. |
| 1 | SanderlingCalidris alba |
| 8 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus |
| 69 | Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii |
| 202 | Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis More or less, likely more - on the mudflats. |
| 1 | Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia |
| 4 | Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis |
| 9 | White StorkCiconia ciconia |
| 82 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo |
| 34 | Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus |
| 1 | Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia |
| 2 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta |
| 2 | Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis |
| 9 | Grey HeronArdea cinerea |
| 1 | Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus |
| 1 | Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki |
| 13 | Common MagpiePica pica |
| 4 | Crested LarkGalerida cristata |
| 5 | Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris |
| 5 | Western House MartinDelichon urbicum |
| 12 | Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita |
| 4 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola |
| 27 | House SparrowPasser domesticus |
| 7 | Pied Wagtail/White WagtailMotacilla alba |
| 1 | Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis |
| 11 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina |
| 1 | European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis |