Saturday, 15th February 2025, 9:35 a.m.
N. side of R. Mondego from 1.0 km due SE. of centre of Vila Verde E. to 0.6 km..., Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal
David Holyoak
2.8 miles travelled (mainly in LandRover); 0.2 miles walked; coords give appr. midpoint
| 1 | Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos |
| 119 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus |
| 77 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus majority of birds adult, all those seen well being L. f. graellsii |
| 35 | White StorkCiconia ciconia all at nests on metal pylons |
| 6 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo |
| 425 | Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus mainly in flock of at least 400 birds, which repeatedly took flight in response to passing Marsh Harrier |
| 42 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta |
| 2 | Great White EgretArdea alba |
| 2 | Grey HeronArdea cinerea |
| 1 | Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus adult male |
| 1 | Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis |
| 1 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone |
| 1 | Great TitParus major |
| 1 | Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis heard only, song |
| 9 | Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita |
| 1 | Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti heard only, song |
| 1 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus |
| 2 | Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula |
| 2 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola |
| 20 | Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild |
| 1 | House SparrowPasser domesticus |
| 4 | Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus |
| 1 | White Wagtail (alba)Motacilla alba alba/dukhunensis heard only |
| 17 | Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs |
| 18 | European GreenfinchChloris chloris |
| 1 | European SerinSerinus serinus male |