Monday, 26th May 2025, 7:44 a.m.
Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina, Sagres, Vila do Bispo, Faro, Portugal
Sebastian Owen
This is a great spot for birdwatching if you are down on the south coast of Portugal. A big heathland, with a large conifer plantation nearby. Highlights of the walk: Bee Eater, Hoopoe, Greater Short Toed Lark, Wood Lark, and Crested Tit.
| 12 | Feral PigeonColumba livia (Feral Pigeon) |
| 3 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto |
| 1 | Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba |
| 10 | Common SwiftApus apus |
| 7 | Pallid SwiftApus pallidus |
| 1 | Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis |
| 22 | gull sp.Larinae sp. |
| 1 | Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops |
| 7 | European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster |
| 2 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus |
| 2 | Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus |
| 1 | small falcon sp.Falco sp. (small falcon sp.) Soaring in the wind |
| 2 | Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone A few pairs chasing each other around |
| 1 | Crested TitLophophanes cristatus |
| 7 | Great TitParus major Feeding on pine cones |
| 1 | WoodlarkLullula arborea |
| 15 | Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae Lots breeding in the heath |
| 4 | Crested LarkGalerida cristata |
| 15 | Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla Lots breeding in the heath |
| 20 | Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis Many calling around |
| 1 | Sand MartinRiparia riparia |
| 2 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica |
| 2 | Western House MartinDelichon urbicum |
| 4 | Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala |
| 4 | Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes |
| 17 | Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor |
| 4 | Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula |
| 6 | House SparrowPasser domesticus |
| 5 | European GreenfinchChloris chloris |
| 4 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina |
| 79 | European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis Chirping in the trees |
| 63 | Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra Loads of them all over the place |
| 1 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella Flew over my head |