Sábado, 24th Maio 2025, 07:45
Lezíria Grande de Vila Franca de Xira--área geral, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisboa, Portugal
Stuart MacKay
| 240 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos |
| 8 | Common QuailCoturnix coturnix |
| 2 | Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)Columba livia (Feral Pigeon) |
| 4 | Common SwiftApus apus |
| 2 | Pallid SwiftApus pallidus |
| 200 | Common/Pallid SwiftApus apus/pallidus Large group feeding over fields near EVOA. |
| 6 | Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus |
| 30 | Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta |
| 157 | Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola Exact count of birds in three groups feeding in the centre of the area. Likely at EVOA. |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus |
| 5 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus |
| 4 | Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica |
| 83 | White StorkCiconia ciconia Exact count. Several nest on th electricity pylons near Porto Alto. |
| 1 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo |
| 800 | Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus More or less correct |
| 1 | Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia |
| 5 | Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax Individuals flying to roost in early morning. |
| 34 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta |
| 282 | Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis Exact count of bird following tractors ploughing the fields, near Giganta. |
| 30 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea |
| 24 | Purple HeronArdea purpurea Exact count. |
| 1 | Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicus |
| 2 | Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatus |
| 12 | Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus 1 male displaying with prey. |
| 10 | Black KiteMilvus migrans |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo I'm |
| 11 | Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus Exact count. At least three pairs breeding in the area. |
| 11 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone |
| 13 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis |
| 4 | Crested LarkGalerida cristata |
| 51 | Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla Exact count of birds heard singing or seen feeding along the roads |
| 3 | Calandra LarkMelanocorypha calandra |
| 277 | Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis Exact count of mainly displaying males seen along the route. Many times this number in the area. |
| 75 | Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus Exact count. All singing males. |
| 4 | Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus |
| 18 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica |
| 3 | Western House-MartinDelichon urbicum |
| 16 | Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti |
| 6 | Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala |
| 33 | Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor |
| 2 | Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula |
| 25 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola |
| 91 | Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer Exact count. Many territories along route. |
| 15 | Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild |
| 120 | House SparrowPasser domesticus More or less exact. Concentrated around farm buildings, but also breeding around bridges and irrigation control sluices. |
| 3 | Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus |
| 65 | Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava Exact count of birds seen along the road, mainly towards Ponta da Erva. |
| 2 | White WagtailMotacilla alba |
| 3 | Tawny PipitAnthus campestris |
| 4 | European GreenfinchChloris chloris |
| 5 | Eurasian LinnetLinaria cannabina |
| 5 | European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis |
| 2 | European SerinSerinus serinus |
| 24 | Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra |