Portugal in Spring
Bird List Column A: number of days recorded on last tour Column B: greatest daily count on last tour Column C: H = heard only
A B C
Great Crested Grebe 4 6 Podiceps cristatus
Little Grebe 5 15 Tachybaptus ruficollis
Northern Gannet 2 30 Morus bassanus
Great Cormorant 5 10 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
European Shag 1 2 Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Black-crowned Night Heron 2 40 Nycticorax nycticorax
Cattle Egret 7 500 Bubulcus ibis
Little Egret 6 200 Egretta garzetta
Grey Heron 7 20 Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron 3 4 Ardea purpurea
Great Egret 2 2 Casmerodius albus
Squacco Heron 1 1 Ardeola ralloides
White Stork 7 300 Ciconia ciconia
Black Stork 1 1 Ciconia nigra
Spoonbill 6 60 Platalea leucorodia
Glossy Ibis 4 30 Plegadis falcinellus
Greater Flamingo 5 250 Phoenicopterus ruber
Common Shelduck 4 20 Tadorna tadorna
Mallard 7 50 Anas platyrhynchos
Gadwall 7 30 Anas strepera
Shoveler 3 8 Anas clypeata
Eurasian Wigeon 1 1 Anas penelope
Red-crested Pochard 2 6 Netta rufina
Pochard 3 20 Aythya ferina
Red Kite 1 2 Milvus milvus
Black Kite 5 15 Milvus migrans
Black-shouldered Kite 4 6 Elanus caeruleus
Eurasian Griffon Vulture 3 50 Gyps fulvus
Eurasian Black Vulture 2 4 Aegypius monachus
Short-toed Snake-Eagle 4 3 Circaetus gallicus
Montagu's Harrier 4 20 Circus pygargus
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Portugal Cumulative Bird List… 2
Marsh Harrier 4 10 Circus aeruginosus
Sparrowhawk 1 1 Accipiter nisus
Northern Goshawk 1 1 Accipiter gentilis
Common Buzzard 6 8 Buteo buteo
Golden Eagle 2 2 Aquila chrysaetos
Spanish Imperial Eagle 2 3 Aquila adalberti
Booted Eagle 4 8 Aquila pennata
Bonelli's Eagle 2 3 Aquila fasciata
Kestrel 6 5 Valco tinnunculus
Lesser Kestrel 3 50 Falco naumanni
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 Falco peregrinus
Red-legged Partridge 6 20 Alectoris rufa
Quail H Coturnix coturnix
Moorhen 7 6 Gallinula chloropus
Coot 7 70 Fulica atra
Purple Gallinule 2 6 Porphyrio porphyrio
Great Bustard 2 50 Otis tarda
Little Bustard 3 8 Tetrax tetrax
Stone-curlew 2 4 Burhinsus oedicnemus
Collared Pratincole 3 15 Glareola pratincola
Black-winged Stilt 7 40 Himantopus himantopus
Oystercatcher 1 3 Haematopus ostralegus
Avocet 4 30 Recurvirostra avosetta
Ringed Plover 5 200 Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover 3 15 Charadrius dubius
Kentish Plover 5 100 Charadrius alexandrinus
Grey Plover 5 80 Pluvialis squatarola
Turnstone 5 20 Arenaria interpres
Sanderling 3 50 Calidris alba
Knot 1 60 Calidris canutus
Curlew Sandpiper 4 200 Calidris ferruginea
Dunlin 5 400 Calidris ferruginea
Little Stint 4 80 Calidris minuta
Ruff 3 10 Philomachus pugnax
Whimbrel 5 20 Numenius phaeopus
Black-tailed Godwit 2 50 Limosa limosa
Bar-tailed Godwit 1 1 Limosa lapponica
Eurasian Curlew 1 1 Numenius arquata
Redshank 5 50 Tringa totanus
Spotted Redshank 1 5 Triinga erythropus
Greenshank 5 10 Tringa nebularia
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Portugal Cumulative Bird List… 3
Wood Sandpiper 2 3 Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper 6 10 Actitis hypoleucos
Common Snipe 3 2 Gallinago gallinago
Great Skua 1 2 Stercorarius skua
Mediterranean Gull 3 12 Larus melanocephalus
Black-headed Gull 5 150 Larus ridibundus
Slender-billed Gull 1 6 Larus genei
Yellow-legged Gull 3 500 Larus cachinnans
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5 400 Larus fuscus
Great Black-backed Gull 1 3 Larus marinus
Audouin's Gull 3 6 Larus audouinii
Sandwich Tern 2 20 Sterna sandvicensis
Little Tern 4 60 Sterna albifrons
Black-bellied Sandgrouse 1 40 Pterocles orientalis
Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon 7 50 Columba livia
Wood Pigeon 5 25 Columba palumbus
Turtle Dove 2 2 Streptopelia turtur
Collared Dove 7 50 Streptopelia decaocto
Common Cuckoo 5 3 Cuculus canorus
Great Spotted Cuckoo 4 4 Clamator glandarius
Little Owl 4 5 Athene noctua
Common Swift 4 50 Apus apus
Pallid Swift 7 200 Apus pallidus
European Bee-eater 7 40 Merops apiaster
Hoopoe 6 3 Alcedo athis
European Roller 1 6 Coracias garrulus
Iberian Green Woodpecker 4 3 Picus viridis sharpei
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 1 Dendrocopos major
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 2 2 Picoides minor
Calandra Lark 3 80 Melanocorypha calandra
Skylark 1 10 Alauda arvensis
Crested Lark 7 50 Galerida cristata
Thekla Lark 3 20 Galerida theklae
Woodlark 2 2 Lullula arborea
Short-toed Lark 1 1 Calandrella brachydactyla
Lesser Short-toed Lark 1 4 Calandrella brachydactyla
Crag Martin 3 60 Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Sand Martin 2 150 Riparia riparia
Red-rumped Swallow 6 40 Hirundo daurica
Barn Swallow 7 150 Hirundo rustica
House Martin 7 600 Delichon urbica
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Portugal Cumulative Bird List… 4
White Wagtail 5 6 Motacilla alba
Yellow Wagtail 5 15 Motacilla flava
Grey Wagtail 1 1 Motacilla cinerea
Wren 2 2 Troglodytes troglodytes
Nightingale 5 6 Luscinia megarhynchos
Redstart 1 1 Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Stonechat 7 30 Saxicola torquata
Black-eared Wheatear 1 3 Oenanthe hispanica
European Robin H Erithacus rubecula
Blackbird 7 10 Turdus merula
Blue Rock Thrush 3 3 Monticola solitarius
Zitting Cisticola 6 30 Cisticola juncidis
Cetti's Warbler 5 8 Cettia cetti
Reed Warbler 2 4 Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Great Reed Warbler 2 2 Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Blackcap H Sylvia atricapilla
Dartford Warbler 1 2 Sylvia undata
Subalpine Warbler 1 1 Sylvia cantillans
Sardinian Warbler 7 6 Sylvia melanocephala
Crested Tit 1 1 Parus cristatus
Blue Tit 3 20 Parus caeruleus
Great Tit 3 10 Parus major
Long-tailed Tit 2 8 Aegithalos caudatus
Short-toed Treecreeper 3 4 Certhia brachydactyla
Eurasian Nuthatch 1 2 Sitta europaea
Southern Grey Shrike 4 20 Lanius meridionalis
Woodchat Shrike 3 5 Lanius senator
Spotless Starling 7 150 Sturnus unicolor
Common Magpie 5 10 Pica pica
Eurasian Jay 5 6 Garrulus glandarius
Azure-winged Magpie 6 80 Cyanopica cyana
Jackdaw 1 5 Corvus monedula
Raven 3 55 Corvus corax
Carrion Crow 6 30 Corvus corone
Golden Oriole 4 3 Oriolus oriolus
House Sparrow 5 100 Passer domesticus
Spanish Sparrow 3 400 Passer hispaniolensis
Tree Sparrow 1 5 Passer montanus
Rock Sparrow 1 12 Petronia petronia
Common Waxbill (I) 1 6 Estrilda astrild
Black-headed Weaver (I) 2 5 Ploceus melanocephalus
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Portugal Cumulative Bird List… 5
Serin 6 40 Serinus serinus
Chaffinch 2 5 Frigilla coelebs
Greenfinch 4 10 Carduelis chloris
Goldfinch 7 50 Carduelis carduelis
Linnet 3 5 Carduelis cannabina
Cirl Bunting 1 2 Emberiza cirlus
Corn Bunting 7 100 Milaria calandra
Rock Bunting 2 2 Emberiza cia
MAMMALS
Iberian Hare 3 4 Lepus granatensis
European Rabbit 4 10 Oryctolagus cuniculus
Fallow Deer 2 20 Dama dama
Wild Boar 1 10 Sus scrofa
REPTILES AND
AMPHIBIANS Perez's Frog 2 10 Pelophylax perezi
Moorish Geeko 1 5 Tarentola mauritanica
Iberian Wall Lizard 1 1 Podarcis hispanicus
Viperine Water Snake 1 1 Natrix maura
European Pond Terrapin 2 1 Emys orbicularis
Mediterranean Terrapin 2 20 Mauremys leprosa
Red-eared Slider 1 2 Trachemys scripta
OTHERS
Louisiana Crayfish 1 2 Procambarus clarkii
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