Monday, 9th June 2025, 6:54 a.m.
Parque Ambiental de Vilamoura, Loulé, Faro, Portugal
Steven Box
I only tick species I've seen. Birds heard but not seen were Iberian Green Woodpecker, Blackcap, Nightingale, Quail
| 1 | Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata |
| 4 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos |
| 50 | Common PochardAythya ferina At least. Around 40 in water treatment lake |
| 10 | Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca 4 at hide 6 in water treatment lake |
| 5 | Feral PigeonColumba livia (Feral Pigeon) |
| 1 | Common WoodpigeonColumba palumbus |
| 2 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto |
| X | Common SwiftApus apus |
| 3 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus |
| 3 | Eurasian CootFulica atra |
| 2 | Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus |
| X | Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis |
| 9 | Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis |
| 1 | Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus |
| 8 | White StorkCiconia ciconia |
| 1 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta |
| 4 | Grey HeronArdea cinerea |
| 2 | Purple HeronArdea purpurea |
| 1 | Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus |
| 1 | Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus |
| 6 | Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops |
| 1 | European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster |
| 1 | Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis |
| 1 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus |
| 7 | Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki |
| 1 | Crested LarkGalerida cristata |
| 7 | Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis |
| 1 | Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus |
| X | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica |
| X | Western House MartinDelichon urbicum |
| 1 | Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala |
| X | Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor |
| 13 | Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Flushed 5 from one bush |
| 3 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola |
| 3 | Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus |
| 9 | Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild |
| X | House SparrowPasser domesticus |
| 2 | Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava |
| 1 | European GreenfinchChloris chloris |
| X | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina |
| 50 | European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis 30 in one field south of hide |
| 3 | European SerinSerinus serinus |
| 1 | Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra |