Saturday, 17th May 2025, 9:30 a.m.
PN Ria Formosa--Salinas do Forte do Rato, Tavira, Faro, Portugal
Jerry Bart
| 2 | Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna |
| 6 | GadwallMareca strepera With Flamingos Fort do Rato water plant |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos |
| 2 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto |
| 6 | Common SwiftApus apus |
| 1 | Water RailRallus aquaticus Photos available |
| 1 | Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus |
| 10 | Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus |
| 30 | Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta |
| 2 | Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola |
| 40 | Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula |
| 5 | Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus |
| 1 | Green SandpiperTringa ochropus |
| 6 | Common RedshankTringa totanus |
| 4 | Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres |
| 10 | SanderlingCalidris alba |
| 50 | DunlinCalidris alpina |
| 6 | Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis |
| 10 | Little TernSternula albifrons |
| 250 | Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus Massive numbers in Tavira this week. Videos and photos on Jerry Bart Photography FB page. |
| 4 | White StorkCiconia ciconia |
| 6 | Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus In wetlands central Tavira |
| 2 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta |
| 1 | Great White EgretArdea alba Single bird on tidal marsh. |
| 1 | Grey HeronArdea cinerea |
| 1 | Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus In flight over Saltpans hovering. Regular in this area for over a month. Photos as well. |
| 2 | Little OwlAthene noctua |
| 10 | European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster |
| 4 | Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki |
| 6 | Common MagpiePica pica |
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone |
| 10 | Crested LarkGalerida cristata |
| 1 | Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla Heard only on Merly |
| 4 | Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis |
| 1 | Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta Heard only on Merlin |
| 20 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica |
| 10 | Western House MartinDelichon urbicum |
| 6 | European Red-rumped SwallowCecropis rufula |
| 1 | Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus Single bird in bush |
| 1 | Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti Heard only |
| 6 | Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala |
| 1 | Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor |
| 4 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola |
| 6 | House SparrowPasser domesticus |
| 6 | Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava |
| 1 | European GreenfinchChloris chloris |
| 6 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina |