Porphyrio Tour 17/1/2025

On this Porphyrio Tour, we had the wonderful company of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel, from the United Kingdom. Both were very excited with the birds we spotted, but slightly disappointed that we haven't seen Flamingos. Any way, we were able to see a Purple Heron, which is much harder to spot in Portugal, so the general outcome of this experience was very positive. Below is a list of the birds spotted between 11:30 and 13:30, last January 17th 2007. The guide was Hugo Rodrigues.

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio porphyrio) - 4 birds
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - 3 birds
Coot (Fulica atra) - Several
Teal (Anas crecca) - 1 bird
Gadwall (Anas strepera) - Several
Shoveler (Anas clypeata) - Several
Tuffed Duck (Aythya fuligula) - 2 birds
Pochard (Aythya ferina) - 5 birds
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Several
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) - 1 bird
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - Several
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - 1 bird
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) - 4 birds
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) - 4 birds
Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) - 2 birds
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - 1 bird
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - 4 birds
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) - 1 bird
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Several
Azure Winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) - Several
Kingfisher (Alcedo Atthis) - 1 bird
Hoopoe (Upupa epops) - 2 birds
Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala) - 2 birds
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) - 3 birds
Blackbird (Turdus merula) - 2 birds
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) - 1 bird
Robin (Erithacus rubecula) - 2 birds
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) - Several
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Several
Redshank (Tringa totanus) - 5 birds
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) - 2 birds

And, as a bonus:

Mediterranean Pond Turtle (Mauremys leprosa) - 1 reptile

Carlos

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