Species

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Species
Date
Location
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Common Shelduck (20)
Tadorna tadorna
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna(20)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Gadwall (2)
Mareca strepera
23rd Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Vasco Patrício Filipe
GadwallMareca strepera(2)
23rd March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Mallard (2)
Anas platyrhynchos
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
MallardAnas platyrhynchos(2)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Red-legged Partridge (1)
Alectoris rufa
1st Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa(1)
1st March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Feral Pigeon (2)
Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)
12th Apr
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Nasta Dragun
Feral PigeonColumba livia (Feral Pigeon)(2)
12th April 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
European Turtle Dove (1)
Streptopelia turtur
29th Apr
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Arjun Dutta
European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur(1)
29th April 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Common Swift (1)
Apus apus
9th Apr
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Samuel Conceição
Common SwiftApus apus(1)
9th April 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Pallid Swift (25)
Apus pallidus
25th Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Joseph Walston
Pallid SwiftApus pallidus(25)
25th March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Common/Pallid Swift (40)
Apus apus/pallidus
11th May
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
Common/Pallid SwiftApus apus/pallidus(40)
11th May 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
swift sp. (X)
Apodidae sp.
12th Apr
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Nasta Dragun
swift sp.Apodidae sp.(X)
12th April 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Common Moorhen (2)
Gallinula chloropus
13th Apr
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Alexandre Guerreiro
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus(2)
13th April 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Stone-curlew (8)
Burhinus oedicnemus
26th Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Neil Renwick
Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus(8)
26th March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Black-winged Stilt (20)
Himantopus himantopus
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus(20)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Pied Avocet (198)
Recurvirostra avosetta
1st Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta(198)
1st March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Eurasian Oystercatcher (1)
Haematopus ostralegus
23rd Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Vasco Patrício Filipe
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus(1)
23rd March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Grey Plover (19)
Pluvialis squatarola
1st Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola(19)
1st March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Common Ringed Plover (10)
Charadrius hiaticula
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula(10)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Little Ringed Plover (15)
Thinornis dubius
26th Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Neil Renwick
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius(15)
26th March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Kentish Plover (3)
Anarhynchus alexandrinus
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus(3)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Whimbrel (1)
Numenius phaeopus
1st Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus(1)
1st March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Eurasian Curlew (3)
Numenius arquata
12th Apr
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Nasta Dragun
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata(3)
12th April 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Black-tailed Godwit (43)
Limosa limosa
1st Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa(43)
1st March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Common Sandpiper (3)
Actitis hypoleucos
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos(3)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Green Sandpiper (1)
Tringa ochropus
9th Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Michael Southcott
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus(1)
9th March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Common Redshank (30)
Tringa totanus
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Common RedshankTringa totanus(30)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Spotted Redshank (1)
Tringa erythropus
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus(1)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Common Greenshank (2)
Tringa nebularia
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia(2)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Ruddy Turnstone (15)
Arenaria interpres
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres(15)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Red Knot (2)
Calidris canutus
9th May
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
Red KnotCalidris canutus(2)
9th May 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Sanderling (10)
Calidris alba
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
SanderlingCalidris alba(10)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Dunlin (2)
Calidris alpina
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
DunlinCalidris alpina(2)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Little Stint (1)
Calidris minuta
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Little StintCalidris minuta(1)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Slender-billed Gull (3)
Chroicocephalus genei
1st Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei(3)
1st March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Black-headed Gull (10)
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus(10)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Mediterranean Gull (1)
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
1st Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus(1)
1st March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Yellow-legged Gull (3)
Larus michahellis
9th Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Jonathan Lethbridge
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis(3)
9th March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Lesser Black-backed Gull (1)
Larus fuscus
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Lesser Black-backed Gull (intermedius) (1)
Larus fuscus intermedius
26th Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Neil Renwick
Lesser Black-backed Gull (intermedius)Larus fuscus intermedius(1)
26th March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Yellow-legged/Lesser Black-backed Gull (X)
Larus michahellis/fuscus
1st Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
Yellow-legged/Lesser Black-backed GullLarus michahellis/fuscus(X)
1st March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Little Tern (X)
Sternula albifrons
11th Apr
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Troy Parkin
Little TernSternula albifrons(X)
11th April 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Caspian Tern (2)
Hydroprogne caspia
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia(2)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
tern sp. (1)
Sterninae sp.
22nd Jun
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
tern sp.Sterninae sp.(1)
22nd June 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Greater Flamingo (10)
Phoenicopterus roseus
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus(10)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Little Grebe (2)
Tachybaptus ruficollis
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis(2)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
White Stork (2)
Ciconia ciconia
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
White StorkCiconia ciconia(2)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Great Cormorant (10)
Phalacrocorax carbo
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo(10)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Eurasian Spoonbill (50)
Platalea leucorodia
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia(50)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Little Egret (5)
Egretta garzetta
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Little EgretEgretta garzetta(5)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Western Cattle-Egret (1)
Ardea ibis
26th Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Neil Renwick
26th March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Great White Egret (1)
Ardea alba
25th Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Joseph Walston
Great White EgretArdea alba(1)
25th March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Grey Heron (2)
Ardea cinerea
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Grey HeronArdea cinerea(2)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Osprey (3)
Pandion haliaetus
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
OspreyPandion haliaetus(3)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Black-winged Kite (2)
Elanus caeruleus
25th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Samuel Conceição
Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus(2)
25th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Western Marsh Harrier (2)
Circus aeruginosus
9th Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Jonathan Lethbridge
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus(2)
9th March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Common Buzzard (1)
Buteo buteo
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Common BuzzardButeo buteo(1)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Eurasian Hoopoe (1)
Upupa epops
1st Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops(1)
1st March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Common Kestrel (1)
Falco tinnunculus
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus(1)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Woodchat Shrike (1)
Lanius senator
9th Apr
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Samuel Conceição
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator(1)
9th April 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Iberian Magpie (1)
Cyanopica cooki
29th Apr
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
chqduopy
Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki(1)
29th April 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Common Magpie (2)
Pica pica
1st Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
Common MagpiePica pica(2)
1st March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Common Magpie (Iberian) (4)
Pica pica melanotos
26th Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Neil Renwick
Common Magpie (Iberian)Pica pica melanotos(4)
26th March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Eurasian Skylark (30)
Alauda arvensis
25th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Guilherme Mendes
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis(30)
25th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Crested Lark (2)
Galerida cristata
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Crested LarkGalerida cristata(2)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
lark sp. (2)
Alaudidae sp.
1st Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
lark sp.Alaudidae sp.(2)
1st March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Zitting Cisticola (1)
Cisticola juncidis
25th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Guilherme Mendes
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis(1)
25th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Barn Swallow (3)
Hirundo rustica
23rd Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Vasco Patrício Filipe
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica(3)
23rd March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Western House Martin (10)
Delichon urbicum
25th Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Joseph Walston
Western House MartinDelichon urbicum(10)
25th March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
European Red-rumped Swallow (1)
Cecropis rufula
22nd Jun
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
European Red-rumped SwallowCecropis rufula(1)
22nd June 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Common Chiffchaff (8)
Phylloscopus collybita
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita(8)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Sardinian Warbler (5)
Curruca melanocephala
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala(5)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Spotless Starling (1)
Sturnus unicolor
25th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Guilherme Mendes
Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor(1)
25th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Song Thrush (1)
Turdus philomelos
1st Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos(1)
1st March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Bluethroat (2)
Luscinia svecica
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
BluethroatLuscinia svecica(2)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
European Stonechat (4)
Saxicola rubicola
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola(4)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Common Waxbill (8)
Estrilda astrild
25th Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Joseph Walston
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild(8)
25th March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
House Sparrow (X)
Passer domesticus
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
House SparrowPasser domesticus(X)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Spanish Sparrow (2)
Passer hispaniolensis
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis(2)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Western Yellow Wagtail (1)
Motacilla flava
1st Mar
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava(1)
1st March 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Western Yellow Wagtail (iberiae) (1)
Motacilla flava iberiae
11th May
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Lucía González
Western Yellow Wagtail (iberiae)Motacilla flava iberiae(1)
11th May 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail (3)
Motacilla alba
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Meadow Pipit (3)
Anthus pratensis
25th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Guilherme Mendes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis(3)
25th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
Common Linnet (3)
Linaria cannabina
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
Common LinnetLinaria cannabina(3)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
European Goldfinch (1)
Carduelis carduelis
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis(1)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro
European Serin (10)
Serinus serinus
12th Jan
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete
Faro, Faro
Godfried Schreur
European SerinSerinus serinus(10)
12th January 2025
PN Ria Formosa--salinas do Ramalhete, Faro, Faro