Sunday, 16th February 2025, 5:25 p.m.
Holiday Stay. 8 Rua Cimeira, Moncarapacho, Olhão, Faro, Portugal
Peter Milinets-Raby
| 6 | Common WoodpigeonColumba palumbus 1, 2, 1, 2, flying over heading south |
| 6 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto On rooftops singing |
| 6 | Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis 3, 1, 2, heading south |
| 1 | White StorkCiconia ciconia Soaring over |
| 1 | Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis Just a single bird heading south |
| 1 | Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops Heard calling |
| 39 | Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki Groups of 1, 2, 4, 2, 1, 2, 8, 6,,5, 4,,4,,coming from the east and going to their evening roost. |
| 2 | Common MagpiePica pica Passing over |
| 1 | Crested LarkGalerida cristata Heard singing |
| 1 | Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis Singing and flying around over the scruɓy area in front of the property. |
| 2 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Passing over |
| 7 | Western House MartinDelichon urbicum Flying over the property looking for nesting sites |
| 18 | Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita 1, 2, 2 2, 2, 9, moving about the scrub. |
| 1 | Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla Male |
| 3 | Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala Individuals singing from the scrub |
| 1 | Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor Flying over |
| 1 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos Flying over |
| 4 | Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula 1, 1, 1, 1 individuals |
| 1 | European RobinErithacus rubecula Rare sighting in the scrub. |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus Singing from nearby houses |
| 1 | Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis Flying over calling |
| 4 | European GreenfinchChloris chloris 1, 3 singing birds |
| 3 | European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis Flying over |
| 3 | European SerinSerinus serinus Three individuals singing |