Friday, 7th February 2025, 11 a.m.
Unnamed Road, Fonte Arcada, Sernancelhe, Viseu, Portugal
Alvan Buckley
Walked from Fonte Arcada to the lakeside and North towards the dam and then back.
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154 mins
7.9 km
25MallardAnas platyrhynchos
50Common WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Single flock of a few dozen and many others throughout the walk
1Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
1Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
1Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
1Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
4Common BuzzardButeo buteo
1Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
3Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
1Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
5Carrion CrowCorvus corone
1Common RavenCorvus corax
1Coal TitPeriparus ater
3Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
10Great TitParus major
2WoodlarkLullula arborea
3Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
6Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
15Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Estimate. Many males and females throughout the walk
1Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
2Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
1Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
20Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
50Common/Spotless StarlingSturnus vulgaris/unicolor
1Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
8Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
7European RobinErithacus rubecula
4Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Conservative estimate. At least 3 at the dam alone
1European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
15House SparrowPasser domesticus
3Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
15Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
Flock at top of tree
12Pied Wagtail/White WagtailMotacilla alba
3Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
50Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
3European GreenfinchChloris chloris
100Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
Many large flocks feeding along the lakeshore
4European SerinSerinus serinus
1Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
4Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus