Monday, 17th February 2025, 5:24 p.m.

Holiday Stay. 8 Rua Cimeira, Moncarapacho, Olhão, Faro, Portugal

Peter Milinets-Raby

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36 mins

0.6 km

1	MallardAnas platyrhynchos Flying over
4	Common WoodpigeonColumba palumbus 2, 2, heading south
6	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto Singing from the rooftops
1	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus Flying over
4	Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis 1, 1, 1,; 1, individuals heading south
2	White StorkCiconia ciconia 1, 1, individuals flying over
12	Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis Groups of 1, 1, 1, 8, 1, heading south, probably to roost somewhere on the salt pans.
1	Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus Soaring in circles as it drifted north.
1	Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius In the Lemon Orchard
41	Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki Groups of 1, 8, 13, 1, 2, 8, 8, coming from the west heading into roost.
5	Common MagpiePica pica 1, 1, 1, 2 passing over
1	Crested LarkGalerida cristata Singing
1	Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis Heard singing
1	Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Passing over
11	Western House MartinDelichon urbicum Flying around, checking out the buildings
11	Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita 2, 2, 3, 4, feeding in the scrub.
1	Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla Heard
1	Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala Heard singing from the patch of scrub
3	Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor Perched on the rooftops
3	Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula 1, 1, 1, individuals
1	European RobinErithacus rubecula Heard clicking from the thick srub.
1	Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros Female feeding briefly on the tarmac road along the kerb edges
6	House SparrowPasser domesticus On the rooftops
1	Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea Flew over calling heading south
1	White Wagtail (alba)Motacilla alba alba/dukhunensis Flying over
1	Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis Flying over calling
3	European GreenfinchChloris chloris In trees
3	European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis Feeding in the scrub beside the road.
1	European SerinSerinus serinus Singing bird briefly on telephone wires.