Monday, 17th March 2025, 7:21 a.m.
PN Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina--Burgau, Vila do Bispo, Faro, Portugal
Bradley Waggoner
Morning yard effort. Rain ending but becoming very windy from the southwest 15-20 with higher gusts. Cloudy becoming partly cloudy and temperatures in the 50’s. Sea watched a bit and noted some movement of a few species likely the result of the winds (ie gannets and skuas).
| 2 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos Distant on valley ponds to the north |
| 18 | Common ScoterMelanitta nigra Large flock of 12 and 2 other small flocks |
| 1 | Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa |
| 4 | Feral PigeonColumba livia (Feral Pigeon) |
| 2 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto |
| 2 | Great SkuaStercorarius skua All dark with obvious primary patches - not as large and long-winged as gannets |
| 20 | Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis |
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus |
| 10 | Yellow-legged/Lesser Black-backed GullLarus michahellis/fuscus |
| 45 | Northern GannetMorus bassanus |
| 1 | Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus |
| 2 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus |
| 8 | Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki |
| 2 | Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae |
| 1 | Crested LarkGalerida cristata Vocalization differentiates from Thekla. Need to study |
| 3 | Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis |
| 1 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica |
| 1 | Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita |
| 2 | Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala |
| 4 | Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor |
| 4 | Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula |
| 1 | Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius |
| 4 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola |
| 3 | Pied Wagtail/White WagtailMotacilla alba In flight during strong wind |