Thursday, 20th February 2025, 2:13 p.m.
Lagoa de Óbidos--Foz do Rio Real, Óbidos, Leiria, Portugal
Heather Martin
1 | Mute SwanCygnus olor Huge water bird swimming on the water of the lagoon. All white plumage. Very long neck held in s shape. Black eye and black marking from eye to base of bill and black knob. Bill orange / red. |
20 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos |
3 | Northern PintailAnas acuta |
50 | Eurasian CootFulica atra |
5 | Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus Medium sized wader. Black and white plumage with distinct areas of black or white. Very very long legs bright pink / red in colour. Quite long thin straight bill. 3 in a pool on one side of the path and at the same time 2 in a pool on the other side of the path. |
2 | Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola |
1 | WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus |
6 | Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata |
1 | Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa |
2 | Common SnipeGallinago gallinago |
3 | Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos |
1 | Common RedshankTringa totanus |
15 | Common GreenshankTringa nebularia |
20 | SanderlingCalidris alba |
30 | DunlinCalidris alpina |
40 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus |
5 | Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis |
20 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus |
10 | Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis |
50 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo |
1 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta |
10 | Grey HeronArdea cinerea |
1 | OspreyPandion haliaetus |
2 | Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus |
1 | Coal TitPeriparus ater |
2 | Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis |
2 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica |
3 | Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita |
2 | Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala |
7 | Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor |
2 | Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula |
2 | BluethroatLuscinia svecica |
3 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola |
2 | Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild |
2 | European SerinSerinus serinus |