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  1. A

    Field guide for Western Europe??

    Hi all!! I’m prepping for my honeymoon and was hoping to get some recommendations. We’re going to urban locations in: Portugal, France, Spain, and Italy. I’m looking to find field guide recommendations to bring with me :)
  2. Frubecula

    Pluvialis dominica? or fulva?

    Location: RNLED, Canidelo, V.N. de Gaia, Portugal, 41°8'8" N 8°39'49" W Date: 2023-06-09 An individual next to two p. squatarola and one t. totanus. I attach eight photos. More relevant photos on the eBird list: https://ebird.org/portugal/checklist/S140961617 I have photos from other angles...
  3. MrYama

    What wagtail is this? Portugal

    Hello! I saw this wagtail that didn't look like neither the white nor the grey wagtails that I usually see. It wasn't like fully black and white like the white wagtail, more like all an all around greyish. Also, the head pattern looks different than the white wagtail I usually see. Is it like, a...
  4. MrYama

    Corn bunting? North of Portugal, Europe

    So I was taking photos of this Corn bunting: ...and the it flew to another tree, I thought I followed it and took more photos (bellow). But now looking at it, is it even the same bird?
  5. MrYama

    Help with bird identification (sound) - North Portugal

    Hi everyone, I'm a newbie to birding and I'm hoping to get some help with identifying a bird sound that I heard on May 7th in a mountainous area near the Cascata de Bilhó in North Portugal. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to get a visual on the bird, but I did record the sound. I've been using...
  6. European robin (Pisco-de-peito-ruivo)

    European robin (Pisco-de-peito-ruivo)

  7. G

    Hi all!

    Hello all, i’m a birder from the Netherlands. I’m going to Faro, Portugal in a couple months and wanted to know which birds i can expect over there. We will be staying in quarteira and won’t have acces to a car so i’m looking for cool birds that will be within close range like ria formosa or...
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    P1030933.JPG

    Not sure.. but I think it's a Chiffchaff. Been burying his face in the pollen
  9. Bert

    Stint? Sandpiper? Alentejo Coast Portugal

    Hi All, I´m at a loss here. Photos were made on October 6,2021. On both photos the bird on the right should be a Dunlin, I think, but what bird is on the left? I do not think it is a Little Stint because it is lacking the white V on the back. Please help. Cheers, Bert
  10. Stonechat

    Stonechat

    Stonechat
  11. spinoletta (1 de 1)-DeNoiseAI-denoise.jpg

    spinoletta (1 de 1)-DeNoiseAI-denoise.jpg

    Water pipit
  12. Anthus cervinus

    Anthus cervinus

  13. Whinchat

    Whinchat

  14. Yellow-crowned Bishop

    Yellow-crowned Bishop

  15. Zitting Cisticola

    Zitting Cisticola

  16. Eurasian Crested Tit

    Eurasian Crested Tit

  17. Common Kingfisher

    Common Kingfisher

  18. Western Bonelli's Warbler

    Western Bonelli's Warbler

    One might argue it's a Willow Warbler we see here but the very white front convinced me this is a Western Bonelli's Warbler
  19. Black-tailed Godwit

    Black-tailed Godwit

    More photos at: https://birdwatchingalentejo.com/black-tailed-godwit-grutto-uferschnepfe-macarico-de-bico-direito-aguja-colinegra/
  20. Glossy Ibis

    Glossy Ibis

    More photos at: https://birdwatchingalentejo.com/glossy-ibis-zwarte-ibis-sichler-ibis-preta-morito-comun/
  21. Glossy Ibis

    Glossy Ibis

    More photos at: https://birdwatchingalentejo.com/glossy-ibis-zwarte-ibis-sichler-ibis-preta-morito-comun/
  22. European Bee-eater Portugal

    European Bee-eater Portugal

    More photos at: https://birdwatchingalentejo.com/european-bee-eater-bijeneter-bienenfresser-abelharuco-comum-abejaruco-comun/ During one of my excursions we saw this Bee-eater catching an insect in flight.
  23. Little Bustard Portugal

    Little Bustard Portugal

    More photos at: https://birdwatchingalentejo.com/little-bustard-kleine-trap-zwergtrappe-sisao-sison-comun/ Photo made from bird hide BSP6 in the Alntejo region of Portugal: https://birdwatchingalentejo.com/bird-hide-photography-bsp6-portugal/
  24. Common Kingfisher Portugal

    Common Kingfisher Portugal

    Photo made from bird hide BSP3 in the Alentejo region of Portugal. More photos at: https://birdwatchingalentejo.com/bird-hide-photography-bsp3-portugal/
  25. European Roller

    European Roller

    European Roller from Bird Hide BSP6 in the Alentejo region of Portugal. More photos at: https://birdwatchingalentejo.com/bird-hide-photography-bsp6-portugal/
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