Visiting the Algarve for the birds. (2 Viewers)

[sferguk]

Hi everyone. I'll be visiting the Algarve in July for a 'family' holiday (aka I'll be birding as much as I can) what's the best way to keep abreast of anything special birding wise while there. For instance Mallorca has a group chat on Birdforum run yearly for people visiting call Mallorca 2024 in which anything interesting is posted which is current. Anything like this I could reference for the Algarve or maybe a Facebook group even that anyone knows of?

 

[brooke65]

Hi everyone. I'll be visiting the Algarve in July for a 'family' holiday (aka I'll be birding as much as I can) what's the best way to keep abreast of anything special birding wise while there. For instance Mallorca has a group chat on Birdforum run yearly for people visiting call Mallorca 2024 in which anything interesting is posted which is current. Anything like this I could reference for the Algarve or maybe a Facebook group even that anyone knows of?

following.

 

[temmie]

I'll be in the Alentejo (just North of the Algarve) in July.
It's a family holiday and I'll mainly be at the Atlantic coast, so I won't go birding besides the occasional walk or maybe 1-2 dedicated mornings (and some night birding).
I don't have any targets but will be targeting steppe birds + Spanish Imperial Eagle E of Castro Verde, Red-necked Nightjar around our accomodation and Alpine accentor on Cabo Sao Vicente.

If I would have been closer, I would have included wetlands S of Faro.

As it's July, I don't expect much in terms of rarities or even migrating birds, so I wouldn't count too much on it, even if you find a good source of information with latest sightings.

 

[brooke65]

thank you temmie. I will be in Faro mid april. probably best time but i wont' be with my birding friends on that portion of the trip. birding friends come mid may and i'm free again in June. Maybe the alentejo is a good place to go. except by that time we will have finished the northern route of the camino.