Wednesday, 12th February 2025, 11:36 a.m.
RN Sapal Castro Marim e VRSA--Sapal de Aldeia Nova, Vila Real de Santo António, Faro, Portugal
Sally Anderson
32
3
70 mins
2.2 km
16Feral PigeonColumba livia (Feral Pigeon)
1Common WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
11Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
2Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
5Yellow-legged/Lesser Black-backed GullLarus michahellis/fuscus
1White StorkCiconia ciconia
7Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
30Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
+, incl. flock of 30+ indiv. flying
7Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
1Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatus
flying from NE to over Aldeia Nova, circling to gain some altitude
1Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
flying high W to E over marsh
2Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
7Common MagpiePica pica
7Crested LarkGalerida cristata
7Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
7Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
10Western House MartinDelichon urbicum
3swallow sp.Hirundinidae sp.
4Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
1Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
3Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
23Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
4Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
1Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
2European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
m, f
4Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
16House SparrowPasser domesticus
3Pied Wagtail/White WagtailMotacilla alba
1Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
only calls heard were Meadow Pipit
2Meadow/Water PipitAnthus pratensis/spinoletta
pipits poorly seen in grass, not clearly the ones calling
1Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
1European GreenfinchChloris chloris
1Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
5European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
2European SerinSerinus serinus