Friday, 7th February 2025, 12:50 p.m.
Cascais (town), Cascais, Lisboa, Portugal
Jack Bushong
Took an uber up here from Lisbon to check it out. Mostly overcast when we arrived, transitioning to light rain at the end. Started at Rocha da Nau, swung briefly through the park, and ended at Praia da Rainha. The park was beautiful, lush, and full of birds but I was with friends/no bins/moving quickly so couldn’t do much but attempt to ID what I was hearing. Park looked very Australia-like with well-manicured lawns and towering eucalyptus. An idyllic setting, especially with the old castle (now a museum) perched along a tendril of clear blue water that comes in from the sea.
2 | Muscovy Duck (Domestic type)Cairina moschata (Domestic type) Two domestics Muscovy’s next to the park pond. |
60 | Feral PigeonColumba livia (Feral Pigeon) |
2 | Common WoodpigeonColumba palumbus |
4 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto |
2 | WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus At Rocha da Nau, landed on the rock outcrop below us while we were admiring the view. |
50 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus |
2 | Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis |
30 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus |
7 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo |
5 | Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri |
1 | Eurasian Jay (Eurasian)Garrulus glandarius [glandarius Group] |
6 | Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita |
1 | Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala |
2 | Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes |
1 | Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor |
5 | Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula |
2 | House SparrowPasser domesticus |
1 | Pied Wagtail/White WagtailMotacilla alba |
3 | European GreenfinchChloris chloris |
1 | European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis |
1 | European SerinSerinus serinus |