Sunday, 9th March 2025, 7:22 a.m.
PN Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina--Cabo de São Vicente, Vila do Bispo, Faro, Portugal
Jonathan Lethbridge
4 | Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope Flock of 4 west close in, white in wings clearly visible |
118 | Common ScoterMelanitta nigra 6 flocks all west, two of c50. Photo. |
1 | Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa |
13 | Rock DoveColumba livia On old fort |
40 | Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis |
30 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus |
1 | Cory's/Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis/diomedea West. Brown above, gleaming white below. Never flapped, glided on bowed wings, slow curved flight, gannets quicker. Unable at range to separate to race. |
2 | Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus West |
600 | Northern GannetMorus bassanus All west, constant |
9 | European ShagGulosus aristotelis Group of 5 on cliff top with gulls, others flying below lighthouse |
2 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus |
2 | Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris |
6 | Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala |
7 | Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor |
1 | Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula |
2 | Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros |
1 | Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius |
6 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola |
1 | Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis |
15 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina |