Sunday, 9th March 2025, 5 p.m.
Várzea de Loures--Frielas, Loures, Lisboa, Portugal
Miguel Appleton
| 2 | Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos |
| 1 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto |
| 1 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus |
| 20 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus Possibly more |
| 200 | Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus Very conservative estimate. Hundreds and hundreds of gulls in the same waterlogged field |
| 10 | Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis |
| 80 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus |
| 1 | White StorkCiconia ciconia |
| 10 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta |
| 1 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone |
| 1 | Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus |
| 1 | Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla Small lark, was a few meters from me, on the ground, and took flight when I approached, making a call that I did not recognize but didn't sound like A. arvensis. I ran back to the car to get my camera but unfortunately lost sight of it during the process. In terms of size, I would say it was smaller than Fringila, or at least about the same size. It looked specially orange in the brown dirt. It had no crest, and the beak was short, and relatively strong. I'm excluding Alauda as this bird looked way too small, the sound didn't seem to check out, the beak looked thicker in relation to its length, and the overall coloration and vibe didn't strike me as Alauda at all. I'm also excluding L. arborea as the face seemed smooth, with no clear supercilium, as well as the habitat and overall behavior, that don't really make sense for Lululla. The spot was here: 38,8331729, -9,1444495 |
| 2 | Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis |
| 60 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica |
| 10 | Western House MartinDelichon urbicum |
| 1 | European Red-rumped SwallowCecropis rufula |
| 2 | Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita |
| 1 | Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti |
| 1 | Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala |
| 3 | Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor |
| 1 | Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros |
| 35 | Pied Wagtail/White WagtailMotacilla alba |
| 20 | Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis |
| 2 | European GreenfinchChloris chloris |
| 8 | European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis |
| 1 | European SerinSerinus serinus |