Category Archives: Portugal

Feral Pigeon/Rock Dove

Columbiformes

Place: Montjuic, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Date: 14 May 2016.



Place: Castelo Sesimbra, Setubal district, Portugal
Date: 9 September 2018.


Place: Roath Park Lake, Cardiff
Date: 10 November 2018.



Place: Innsbruck, Austria
Date: 18 August 2019.


Place: Pembrokeshire Coast Path near Manorbier
Date: 21 July 2020.


Place: Coast path south of St. Justinian, Pembrokeshire
Date: 16 July 2021.



Place: Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Date: 3 November 2021.



Place: Tarbert Castle, Argyll, Scotland
Date: 7 June 2022.



Place: Cosmeston Lakes Medieval Village, Penarth
Date: 10 October 2022.



[Columba livia, Family Columbidae, Order Columbiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Rock dove]

The sound of the rock dove (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stuart Fisher)

Distribution and sightings of the rock dove across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the rock dove across the British Isles

Ringed Plovers from Portugal

Charadriiformes

Place: Troia Peninsula south of Setubal, Portugal
Date: 9 September 2018.




























[Charadrius hiaticula, Family Charadriidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common ringed plover]

The sound of the ringed plover (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Marco Dragonetti)

Distribution and sightings of the ringed plover across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the ringed plover across the British Isles

Spotted Flycatchers

Passeriformes #2

Place: Farm House, Ramsey Island
Date: 19 July 2018.



Place: Ponte de Lima, northern Portugal
Date: 27 August 2018.


Place: Portinho, near Setubal, Portugal
Date: 9 September 2018.


Place: Aljezur, south-western tip of Portugal
Date: 11 September 2018.



Place: Threave Gardens, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Date: 28 June 2019.




Place: Danebury Hillfort, Hampshire
Date: 9 August 2020.



[Muscicapa striata, Family Muscicapidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Spotted flycatcher]

The sound of the spotted flycatcher (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Patrik Åberg)

Distribution and sightings of the spotted flycatcher across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the spotted flycatcher across the British Isles

Muscovy Duck

Anseriformes

Place: Tomar, central Portugal
Date: 5 September 2018.




Place: Buxton, Peak District, Derbyshire
Date: 9 February 2022.







[Cairina moschata, Family Anatidae, Order Anseriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Muscovy duck]

The sound of the Muscovy duck (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Nunes D’Acosta)

Distribution and sightings of the Muscovy duck across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the Muscovy duck across the British Isles

Glossy Ibis from Portugal

Pelecaniformes

Place: Lagoas de Santo André e Sancha, south-west coast of Portugal
Date: 10 September 2018.

















[Plegadis falcinellus, Family Threskiornithidae, Order Pelecaniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Glossy ibis]

The sound of the glossy ibis (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stein Ø. Nilsen)

Distribution and sightings of the glossy ibis across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the glossy ibis across the British Isles

Dunlins and Sanderlings

Charadriiformes

Place: Troia Peninsula south of Setubal, Portugal
Date: 9 September 2018.

[Green arrow = Dunlin; Red arrow = Sanderling]









Place: Whiteford Sands, Gower
Date: 26 August 2020.





[Calidris alpina, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Dunlin]

The sound of the dunlin (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Patrik Åberg)

[Calidris alba, Family Scolopacidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Sanderling]

The sound of the sanderling (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Paul Driver)

Distribution and sightings of the dunlin across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the dunlin across the British Isles
Distribution and sightings of the sanderling across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Various Collared Doves

Columbiformes

Place: Ajaccio, Corsica
Date: 31 May 2017.



Place: Braga, northern Portugal
Date: 31 August 2018.


Place: Sesimbra, Setubal district, central Portugal
Date: 9 September 2018.



Place: Paravang, Blankenberge
Date: 21 January 2019.






Place: Back Garden, Tongwynlais, Cardiff
Date: 23 February 2019.


Place: Nant, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd
Date: 19 May 2019.




[Streptopelia decaocto, Family Columbidae, Order Columbiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian collared dove]

The sound of the collared dove (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist David Farrow)

Distribution and sightings of the collared dove across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the collared dove across the British Isles

Various Willow Warblers

Passeriformes #2

Place: South-eastern Slopes of Ramsey Island
Date: 19 July 2018.



Place: Farm House, Ramsey Island
Date: 19 July 2018.


Place: Valhelhas, North-eastern Portugal
Date: 4 September 2018.






Place: Camping Kalamitsi Beach, Preveza, Greece
Date: 26 August 2019.



[Phylloscopus trochilus, Family Phylloscopidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Willow warbler]

The sound of the willow warbler (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Patrik Åberg)

Distribution and sightings of the willow warbler across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the willow warbler across the British Isles

Various Mistle Thrush

Passeriformes #2

Place: Deeside Holiday Park, Maryculter, Aberdeenshire
Date: 14 July 2017.







Place: St.Nicholas Church Gardens, Liverpool
Date: 17 April 2018.



Place: Balmoral, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Date: 19 June 2018.





Place: Mezio, Peneda-Gerês National Park, northern Portugal
Date: 28 August 2018.







Place: Mottisfont, Hampshire
Date: 28 December 2019.


Place: Newark Park, Gloucestershire
Date: 17 March 2020.



[Turdus viscivorus, Family Turdidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Mistle thrush]

The sound of the mistle thrush (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Patrik Åberg)

Distribution and sightings of the mistle thrush across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the mistle thrush across the British Isles

More Iberian Magpies

Passeriformes #1

Place: Ruinas Romanas de Sao Cucufate, inland south Portugal
Date: 14 September 2018.





[Cyanopica cooki, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Iberian magpie]

The sound of the Iberian magpie (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Nelson Conceição)