Saturday, 3rd May 2025, 6:20 p.m.
PN Ria Formosa--Salinas de Olhão, Olhão, Faro, Portugal
Beata Milhano
10 | Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna |
1 | Pallid SwiftApus pallidus |
25 | Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus 4 recently fledged babies ; most adults extremely vocal and territorial - saw one nest with chicks but others likely either nesting or already with fledglings |
15 | Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta |
15 | Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula |
5 | Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus |
15 | Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica |
25 | Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres Likelihood an undercount - several large groups roosting on sandbars. |
1 | Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea |
X | SanderlingCalidris alba |
X | DunlinCalidris alpina |
4 | Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis |
6 | Little TernSternula albifrons |
1 | Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus |
1 | White StorkCiconia ciconia |
4 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta |
1 | Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki |
2 | Common MagpiePica pica |
2 | Crested LarkGalerida cristata |
1 | Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis |
X | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica |
X | Western House MartinDelichon urbicum |
3 | Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala |
1 | Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula |
X | House SparrowPasser domesticus |
2 | European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis |