Thursday, 12th June 2025, 5:17 p.m.
Esposende (Praia de Sao Bartolomeu do) to Viano do Castillo, Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Eric Hopson
Walking on Camino Coastal Route from Esposende to Viano do Castelo. The weather was variable from overcast & mostly calm to windy, and steady rain, 60-70 degrees F
| 1 | Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna Large unmistakable goose like duck. Much larger than nearby mallards. Piebald plumage pattern from distance through binoculars with distinctive chestnut Brest band, dark/green head and bright red bill. |
| 25 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos |
| 5 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto |
| 5 | Common SwiftApus apus |
| 25 | Common/Pallid SwiftApus apus/pallidus |
| 5 | gull sp.Larinae sp. |
| 1 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta |
| 1 | Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops |
| 2 | Common MagpiePica pica |
| 5 | Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis |
| 15 | Sand MartinRiparia riparia |
| 5 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica |
| 5 | Western House MartinDelichon urbicum |
| 5 | European Red-rumped SwallowCecropis rufula |
| 25 | swallow sp.Hirundinidae sp. Conservative estimate |
| 2 | Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes |
| 5 | Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula |
| 4 | European RobinErithacus rubecula |
| 1 | Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros |
| 2 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola |
| 15 | Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild |
| 35 | House SparrowPasser domesticus |
| 4 | Pied Wagtail/White WagtailMotacilla alba |
| 2 | European SerinSerinus serinus |