Portugal

April 22nd 2003

Frank McClintock - Birding-in-Portugal

7665 880 Santa Clara a Velha

Portugal

www.paradise-in-portugal.com

Tel. +351 283 933065

paradiseinportugal@mail.telepac.pt

 

Birding Trip report

Date: 7.5.’03

Present: John & Ian Lycett, Kym Parker and Frank McClintock.

Weather: Cold north wind till midday, then warm until approx 17.00

Location: Plains near Belver, Pulo do Lobo and Barrancos

Start time: 05.00

Finish time: 21.00

 

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English

1.        

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Little Grebe

2.        

Bubulcus ibis

Cattle Egret

3.        

Ardea cinerea

Grey Heron

4.        

Ciconia ciconia

White Stork

5.        

Anas strepera

Gadwall

6.        

Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard

7.        

Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite

8.        

Milvus migrans

Black Kite

9.        

Gyps fulvus

Griffon Vulture

10.    

Circaetus gallicus

Short-toed Eagle

11.    

Circus aeruginosus

Marsh Harrier

12.    

Circus pygargus

Montagu’s Harrier

13.    

Buteo buteo

Buzzard

14.    

Falco naumanni

Lesser Kestrel

15.    

Falco tinnunculus

Kestrel

16.    

Alectoris rufa

Red-legged Partridge

17.    

Coturnix coturnix

Quail

18.    

Fulica atra

Coot

19.    

Tetrax tetrax

Little Bustard

20.    

Otis tarda

Great Bustard

21.    

Himantopus himantopus

Black-winged Stilt

22.    

Glareola pratincola

Collared Pratincole

23.    

Charadrius dubius

Little-ringed Plover

24.    

Actitis hypoleucos

Common Sandpiper

25.    

Pterocles orientalis

Black-bellied Sandgrouse

26.    

Columba palumbus

Woodpigeon

27.    

Streptopelia decaocto

Collared Dove

28.    

Streptopelia turtur

Turtle Dove

29.    

Cuculus canorus

Cuckoo

30.    

Athene noctua

Little Owl

31.    

Apus apus

Swift

32.    

Apus pallidus

Pallid Swift

33.    

Merops apiaster

Bee-eater

34.    

Coracias garrulus

Roller

35.    

Upupa epops

Hoopoe

36.    

Dendrocopos major

Great Spotted Woodpecker

37.    

Melanocorypha calandra

Calandra Lark

38.    

Calandrella brachydactyla

Short-toed Lark

39.    

Galerida cristata

Crested lark

40.    

Galerida teklae

Thekla Lark

41.    

Lullula arborea

Wood lark

42.    

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Crag Martin

43.    

Hirundo rustica

Swallow

44.    

Hirundo daurica

Red-rumped Swallow

45.    

Delichon urbica

House Martin

46.    

Anthus campestris

Tawny Pipit

47.    

Motacilla alba

Pied Wagtail

48.    

Motacilla cinerea

Grey Wagtail

49.    

Luscinia megarhynchos

Nightingale

50.    

Saxicola torquata

Stonechat

51.    

Oenanthe hispanica

Black-eared Wheatear

52.    

Monticola solitarius

Blue Rock Thrush

53.    

Turdus merula

Blackbird

54.    

Cettia cetti

Cetti’s Warbler

55.    

Cisticola juncidis

Zitting Cisticola (Fan-tailed Warbler)

56.    

Hippolais polyglotta

Melodious Warbler

57.    

Sylvia melanocephala

Sardinian Warbler

58.    

Sylvia cantillans

Subalpine Warbler

59.    

Phylloscopus brehmii

Iberian Chiffchaff

60.    

Aegithalos caudatus

Long-tailed Tit

61.    

Parus caeruleus

Blue Tit

62.    

Parus major

Great Tit

63.    

Certhia brachydactyla

Short-toed Treecreeper

64.    

Lanius excubitor

Southern Grey Shrike

65.    

Lanius senator

Woodchat Shrike

66.    

Garrulus glandarius

Jay

67.    

Cyanopica cyana

Azure-winged Magpie

68.    

Pica pica

Pied Magpie

69.    

Corvus menedula

Jackdaw

70.    

Corvus corax

Raven

71.    

Corvus corone

Carrion Crow

72.    

Oriolus oriolus

Golden Oriole

73.    

Sturnus unicolor

Spotless Starling

74.    

Passer domesticus

House Sparrow

75.    

Passer hispaniolensis

Spanish Sparrow

76.    

Passer italiae

Italian Sparrow

77.    

Petronia petronia

Rock Sparrow

78.    

Fringilla coelebs

Chaffinch

79.    

Serinus serinus

Serin

80.    

Carduelis canabina

Linnet

81.    

Carduelis carduelis

Goldfinch

82.    

Emberiza cirlus

Cirl Bunting

83.    

Emberiza cia

Rock Bunting

84.    

Miliaria calandra

Corn Bunting

Heard once back at the Quinta:-

85.   

Strix aluco

Tawny Owl

86.   

Otus scops

Scops Owl

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