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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Emma" data-source="post: 1668522" data-attributes="member: 20257">Carvoeiro Lighthouse 30.11.09 PMWe decided to call in at Carvoeiro Lighthouse on the way back from Silves. I hadn’t seen the town since they had updated the square and it is such a marked improvement however it is difficult to differentiate which areas are for pedestrians or road users….if you drive through there you will know what I mean! The weather had taken a change for the better and we now had bright sunshine, as soon as we had parked up the first bird to greet us was a Black Redstart! As has already been mentioned by my Mum there are always loads of little birds here however they have a habit of diving for cover in the bushes as soon as they see you! We also managed to see Sardinian Warbler along the path to the cliffs and several Linnets were flitting around the garden within the compounds of the lighthouse! Once we were at the cliffs we were treated to some lovely views of the Algarve coastline, this has to be one of the most picturesque spots along the coast for scenic views, I am surprised that it isn’t on more postcards!! On the cliffs were Yellow Legged and LBB Gulls enjoying the early afternoon sunshine, also on the cliffs were several kamikaze fishermen, it goes right through me to see them teetering on the edge of the cliff tops! I didn’t think they made fishing lines that long!! No Blue Rock Thrush were to be seen at this location, these were to be our bogey birds of the holiday! Other birds seen at this location included Goldfinch, Blackbird, Starling and Rock Dove.</blockquote>

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