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Algarve May 2018 (1 Viewer)
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Gonçalo Elias
avesdeportugal.info
Hi Hiccup,
Are you staying in a specific part of the Algarve or do you want to travel throughout the region?
Another question: are you looking for some species in particular?
Are you staying in a specific part of the Algarve or do you want to travel throughout the region?
Another question: are you looking for some species in particular?
kb57
Well-known member
Algarve Wildlife - https://www.nhbs.com/algarve-wildlife-book is a good introduction to the area to read up on before you arrive
There's plenty on the web - this is quite a useful website: http://www.walkalgarve.com/algarve-birdwatching-bird-hotspots
I also downloaded a walking / birdwatching sites guide to the Algarve a couple of years ago, but a quick Google has failed to re-find it - maybe others can send you a link.
I've never visited in May - only late Sept/Oct, others on this forum will give you better info on what is around in spring - stuff I've never seen there like rollers, hoopoe and great spotted cuckoo will all be likely.
The first thing to do is get a seat on the left hand side of the plane and hope the wind is from the east - you can twitch greater flamingo from the plane on your approach to Faro airport. Whichever end of the Algarve you are staying, its worth checking out those flamingos - take a left out of the airport at the roundabout signposted 'Praia de Faro' and park at the side of the road at the end of the runway, when you reach the saltmarsh. Walk along the causeway for better views of the flamingos, if you get as far as the golf course you'll likely see western purple swamphen and Iberian magpie.
Beyond Faro, as Goncalo says, it very much depends on where you are staying and how much you want to travel. I personally like the eastern Algarve with its marshes and saltpans, but then I'm going at a season when waders are a key attraction - I know others on here (such as Simon) will put a strong case for the attractions of the western Algarve.
There's plenty on the web - this is quite a useful website: http://www.walkalgarve.com/algarve-birdwatching-bird-hotspots
I also downloaded a walking / birdwatching sites guide to the Algarve a couple of years ago, but a quick Google has failed to re-find it - maybe others can send you a link.
I've never visited in May - only late Sept/Oct, others on this forum will give you better info on what is around in spring - stuff I've never seen there like rollers, hoopoe and great spotted cuckoo will all be likely.
The first thing to do is get a seat on the left hand side of the plane and hope the wind is from the east - you can twitch greater flamingo from the plane on your approach to Faro airport. Whichever end of the Algarve you are staying, its worth checking out those flamingos - take a left out of the airport at the roundabout signposted 'Praia de Faro' and park at the side of the road at the end of the runway, when you reach the saltmarsh. Walk along the causeway for better views of the flamingos, if you get as far as the golf course you'll likely see western purple swamphen and Iberian magpie.
Beyond Faro, as Goncalo says, it very much depends on where you are staying and how much you want to travel. I personally like the eastern Algarve with its marshes and saltpans, but then I'm going at a season when waders are a key attraction - I know others on here (such as Simon) will put a strong case for the attractions of the western Algarve.
kb57
Well-known member
That's the one! Thanks Dave
Mick Sway
Well-known member
Free PDF excellent downloadable birding guide available here:
http://www.visitalgarve.pt/pressroo...e=guia_observacao_aves_baixa_resolucao_pt.pdf
http://www.visitalgarve.pt/pressroo...e=guia_observacao_aves_baixa_resolucao_pt.pdf
