Portugal 2004 Trip List 

 

Name	Species	Where Seen
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	A, AL, CM, P, Q
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	Q
Gannet	Morus bassanus	B, C, M
Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Common
Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	M, Q
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Common
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	Common
Great Egret	Ardea alba	P
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Common
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	Common
Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	P, Q
Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber	P
Wigeon	Anas penelope	Q
Gadwall	Anas strepera	CM, P, Q
Teal	Anas crecca	A, AL, P, Q
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Common
Pintail	Anas acuta	P, Q
Shoveler	Anas clypeata	AL, CM, P, Q
Pochard	Aythya ferina	P, Q
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	P
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	P, Q
Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus caeruleus	AL, C, CA
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	AL
Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	CM, P
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	AL, C
Buzzard	Buteo buteo	Common
Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus	B, Q
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	A, M
Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Common
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	B, C, P
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	Common
Purple Swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio	P, Q
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	P, Q
Coot	Fulica atra	CM, P, Q
Little Bustard	Tetrax tetrax	CM, AL
Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	A
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Common
Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	P
Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	A, AL, C, P
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	A, CM, P, Q
Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	A, CM, M, P, Q
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	A, CM, M
Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	A, AL, C, CM, P, Q
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	A, CM, P
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	A, M, Q
Curlew	Numenius arquata	A, Q
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	CM, Q
Redshank	Tringa totanus	A, CM, Q
Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	A, CM, P, Q
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	B, A
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	A, B, CM, M, P, Q
Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	A, M, P
Knot	Calidris canutus	A, P, Q
Sanderling	Calidris alba	A, M, P, Q
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	A, CM, Q
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	A, CM, Q
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	A, CM, Q
Ruff	Philomachus pugnax	P, Q
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus cachinnans michahellis	A, C, CM, M, P, Q
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus graellsi	A, CM, M, P, Q
Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus	A, C, CM, M, P, Q
Slender-billed Gull	Larus genei	P
Mediterranean Gull	Larus melanocephalus	P, A
Gull-billed Tern	Sterna nilotica	Q
Caspian Tern	Sterna caspia	A, CM, P
Sandwich Tern	Sterna sandvicensis	A, M, P, Q
Rock Dove	Columba livia	C
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Common
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	QA
Little Owl	Athene noctua	A, AL, QA
Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	A, O, Q
Hoopoe	Upupa epops	A, P, QA
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	CA
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	Q
Calandra Lark	Melanocorypha calandra	AL
Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	C
Crested Lark	Galerida cristata	A, AL, CA, CM, R, P
Thekla Lark	Galerida theklae	B, C
Wood Lark	Lullula arborea	C, P
Skylark	Alauda arvensis	AL, C, CA
Crag Martin	Hirundo rupestris	Common
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	A, CM, M, P
Red-rumped Swallow	Hirundo daurica	CM
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	Common
Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus	P
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	Common
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	AL, B
Robin	Erithacus rubecula	A, C, QA
White-spotted Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica cyanecula	P
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	A, AL , B, C, M, QA, R
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	A, P, Q
Stonechat	Saxicola torquata	Common
Blue Rock Thrush	Monticola solitarius	C, M
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus	C, R
Blackbird	Turdus merula	Common
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	C
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	B, C, R
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	A, B, QA, R
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	C, V
Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti	B
Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis	A, C, CM, P, Q, QA

Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	A
Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	P
Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta	A
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	B, QA, R
Sardinian Warbler	Sylvia melanocephala	A, B, C, Q, QA, R
Dartford Warbler	Sylvia undata	B, C, CM, P, R
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	A, B
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	Common
Iberian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita ibericus	AL
Great Tit	Parus major	A, AL, CA, QA
Blue Tit	Parus caeruleus	QA
Southern Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor meridionalis	Common
Jay	Garrulus glandarius	CA, O
Azure-winged Magpie	Cyanopica cyana	Common
Magpie	Pica pica	AL
Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	C
Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	A, AL, B, C
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	AL, C
Raven	Corvus corax	AL, C
Spotless Starling	Sturnus unicolor	Common
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Common
Spanish Sparrow	Passer hispaniolensis	A
Waxbill	Estrilda astrild	P, Q
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	CA, O, QA
Serin	Serinus serinus	A, O, Q, QA, R
Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris	A, C, CM, P, QA, R
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Common
Linnet	Carduelis cannabina	A, AL, B, C. P, R
Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	CA
Corn Bunting	Miliaria calandra	AL, B, C, CM, R

 

 

KEY
Alantejo	AL
Alvor Estuary	A
Burgau Marsh	B
Cape St Vincent	C
Carrapeteira	CA
Castro Marim	CM
Lagos	L
Martinhal	M
Odelouca Valley	O
Pera Marsh	P
Quinta de Lago	Q
Raposeira	R
Seen in all appropriate Habitats	Common
Villa near Luz	QA

 

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