domingo, 16 fevereiro 2025, 15:16
Cacela Velha, Faro, Vila Real de Santo António, Faro, Portugal
Peter Milinets-Raby
A walk around the charming small white-walled village and cemetery with spectacular panoramic views of a wide sandy beach, looking surprisingly tropical in the sunshine.
1 | Pombo-torcazColumba palumbus Flying over |
4 | Rola-de-colarStreptopelia decaocto In the village |
5 | OstraceiroHaematopus ostralegus On the sandy beach viewed from the village |
1 | Tarambola-cinzentaPluvialis squatarola On the sandy beach viewed from the village |
1 | Maçarico-galegoNumenius phaeopus Heard calling |
2 | Maçarico-realNumenius arquata On the sandy beach viewed from the village |
3 | MilherangoLimosa limosa Added retrospectively from photos taken of the distance blobs on the sandy beach. |
1 | Perna-vermelhaTringa totanus On the sandy beach viewed from the village |
18 | Gaivota-de-audouinIchthyaetus audouinii Added retrospectively from photos taken of the Gulls resting on the sandy beach. |
30 | Gaivota-de-patas-amarelas-continentalLarus michahellis michahellis 30+ On the sandy beach viewed from the village |
200 | Gaivota-d'asa-escuraLarus fuscus 200+ On the sandy beach viewed from the village |
1 | Garajau-de-bico-pretoThalasseus sandvicensis Heading along the beach |
1 | AlcatrazMorus bassanus Heading west along the shore. |
2 | Corvo-marinho-comumPhalacrocorax carbo Flying west |
1 | Garça-branca-pequenaEgretta garzetta Feeding On the sandy beach viewed from the village |
1 | Peneireiro-de-dorso-malhadoFalco tinnunculus On a telegraph post |
4 | CharnecoCyanopica cooki In trees near the cemetery. |
2 | PegaPica pica Two individuals |
1 | Chapim-realParus major Heard singing |
3 | Fuinha-dos-juncosCisticola juncidis H, H, 1 |
2 | Andorinha-das-chaminésHirundo rustica Flying over |
1 | Rouxinol-bravoCettia cetti Heard singing from the scrub below the village |
2 | Toutinegra-dos-valadosCurruca melanocephala H, 1 |
1 | Tordo-pintoTurdus philomelos In gardens |
4 | MelroTurdus merula Individuals |
12 | Pardal-do-telhadoPasser domesticus Scattered around the village |
1 | Alvéola-branca-comumMotacilla alba alba/dukhunensis Flying over |
2 | TentilhãoFringilla coelebs In the car park for the village |
2 | VerdilhãoChloris chloris Singing in a tree above the car park |
5 | PintassilgoCarduelis carduelis Flying over the cemetery |