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