Portuguese Republic

• Gonçalo Elias

  | goncalo.elias@gmail.com

• Pedro Lopes

  | pi.lopes@mail.icav.up.pt

• Number of bird species: 465

  (As at July 2018)

• A Birdwatchers' Guide to Portugal, the Azores & Madeira Archipelagos

  | By Colm Moore, Goncalo Elias & Helder Costa | Prion | 2014 (Second Edition) | Paperback | 212 pages, b/w illustrations, b/w maps | ISBN: 9781871104134 Buy this book from NHBS.com

• Birds of Portugal: An Annotated Checklist

  | By Gonçalo Elias | Gonçalo Elias | 2017 (Second Edition) | Paperback | 143 pages, no illustrations | ISBN: 9781544628608 Buy this book from NHBS.com

• Finding Birds in South Portugal - Booklet

  | By Dave Gosney | Easy Birder | 2013 | Paperback | 40 pages, b/w maps | ISBN: 9781907316401 Buy this book from NHBS.com

• Finding Birds in South Portugal - DVD

  | By Dave Gosney | Easybirder | 2013 | DVD | Runtime: 78 min | ISBN: 9781907316418 Buy this book from NHBS.com

• The Birds of the Iberian Peninsula

  | By Eduardo de Juana & Ernest Garcia | Bloomsbury | 2015 | Hardback| 688 Pages | 32 plates with 64 colour photos | 216 b/w illustrations | b/w distribution map | ISBN: 9781408124802 Buy this book from NHBS.com

• Associacao Cientifica para o Conservacao das Aves de Rapina

  Website
  Luis Filipe Oliveira, Apt 105, P-2775 Carcavelos. +351 14530204.

• Sociedade Portguesa para o Estudo das Aves

  Website
  SPEA, Rua da Vitoria, 53 - 3-Esq, 1100- 618 Lisboa. +351 21 3220430 spea@spea.pt S.P.E.A. is the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds, and is a scientific organization that works for the development of ornithology in this country and for the conservation of birds and their habitats. S.P.E.A. congregates most Portuguese ornithologists and birdwatchers, as well as people that care for the birds and their preservation in a healthy environment. S.P.E.A. is the Portuguese Partner (Designate) of BirdLife International, an organization with worldwide implantation with partners in more than 60 countries.

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• Natural Parks

  WebsiteSatellite View
  Basic Information on all of Portugal`s national and regional parks including flora and fauna likely to be encountered.

• Birding in Portugal

  Tour Operator
  Birding-in-portugal.com blends guided birdwatching throughout southern Portugal with a centralised location in a sparsely populated region of unique beauty. It's aim is to let you see the birds and countryside you wish to see and as much of them and it as possible, directing or taking you to places normally unfrequented by tourists. With its wealth of experience and flexibility of outlook it aims to satisfy any visitor to this wonderful region, whether they wish to have a guide or simply to birdwatch on their own

• Birds & Nature Tours

  Tour Operator
  Birds & Nature Tours is the first and only Portuguese company specifically dedicated to birds and birding field tours. We offer you a wide variety of programmes, including guided field tours and bird-dedicated courses

• Domingos Leit

  Tour Operator
  For any person or small group interested in coming to Portugal for birdwatching, we can suggest the best itinerary according to their interests, the season and the time they wish to spend. Then we will guide the group during all the itinerary and charge for the service

• Iberian Wildlife Tours

  Tour Operator
  We are all British, freelance, natural history tour leaders who have been living in our respective regions of Spain for many years. Our experience of leading wildlife holidays in Spain and Portugal dates from 1989, both with established wildlife tour companies and a tailor-made basis for independent groups

• Ollem Tagus Tourism - Birdwatching Cruises

  Website
  Take a 2 hour boat guided tour through the Tagus river hidden beautiesand discover the amazing Herons Island and the Swallows Nesting Spot

• Travelling Naturalist

  Tour Operator
  With its great diversity of habitat providing first landfall for thousands of spring migrants, good feeding grounds for birds on autumn migration, and a fine range of resident birds on the coast and inland

• 2011 [04 April] -Chris Hall

  Report
  Neighbourhood birds around the ‘block’ include Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Red-rumped Swallow, Azure-winged Magpie and tinkling Serins. To the west along the coast, our arrival at Pera marsh is greeted with point blank views of a Zitting Cisticola perched on a vine right beside the track, with a smart Woodchat Shrike on guard on the other side, while a Little Owl dozes in a nearby fig tree…

• 2013 [03 March] - Bob Swann

  Report
  …From the roadside we could see groups of feeding waders such as Common Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Common Redshank, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, Ruff and Common Snipe. Small groups of Greater Flamingo and Spoonbill were also visible. Raptors included some Marsh Harriers and three Black-winged Kites. The surrounding fields held Crested Larks, Meadow Pipits, White Wagtails, Zitting Cisticolas, Spotless Starlings and Corn Buntings…

• 2013 [09 September] - Neal Warnock - Southwest Portugal

  PDF Report
  …I was particularly keen to experience raptor migration for the first time. Only the Azure-winged Magpie was a guaranteed lifer, with others most likely at the raptor watch point at Sagres. I split my time checking various wetlands along the coast and visiting the Sagres Peninsula to see what I could find. The trip ended with a total of 153 species recorded, 5 of which were lifers…

• 2015 [11 November] - Honeyguide

  PDF Report
  ...The first part of the week was based at Alte and included trips to Castro Marim on the Guadiana estuary and the Castro Verde grasslands...

• 2015 [12 December] - A S Jack - Southern Portugal & Andalucia

  PDF Report
  The prospect of warm weather and a host of exciting birds tempted me back to this familiar area fora mid-winter escape from a cold, wet British December. This, the latest of many visits, saw meaccompanied by J. Todd and L. Robson and proved a very successful trip, with us seeing all but one ofthe hoped for species, some of which were seen in the thousands! The area holds a huge number ofNorth European birds spending the winter here in the mild climate with an abundance of foodavailable, especially during harvesting time in the many rice fields.

• 2016 [04 April] - Christopher Hall - Southern Portugal

  Report
  ...Heavy rain during the night continues through breakfast, but looks like clearing up as we head east to the Castro Marim Reserva Natural on the border with Spain. Early birds here include White Stork, Cattle Egret, Marsh Harrier, Corn Bunting and Crested Lark, quickly followed by a pair of Great Spotted Cuckoos calling raucously right next to the Visitor Centre. Meanwhile the saltmarsh produces plenty of Black-winged Stilts, plus Dunlin, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Avocet, Grey, Ringed and Kentish Plovers, Whimbrel, Flamingo, Spoonbill, Caspian Tern, Yellow Wagtail, Zitting Cisticola and eventually Spotted Redshank. Next sighting is Spotless Starling and then we go in search of Spectacled Warbler....

• 2019 [03 March] - Ella Maria and Leif Bisschop-Larsen - Southern Portugal

  PDF Report
  Our aim was to enjoy nature and bird-life of the region Alentejo in a relaxing way. This short report contains notes on our tour with a list of species. Because it was early in the season, we did not expect to see that many species of birds, but we were quite happy with the outcome anyway.

• 2019 [06 June] - David Bradnum - Seville & Alentejo

  PDF Report
  This was a short, low-cost birding break to Spain and Portugal. We had two aims: to see a handful of late-arriving spring migrants – White-rumped Swift, Western Olivaceous Warbler and Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin – and to enjoy as many as possible of the local specialities on the Castro Verde plains and the Rio Guadiana valley.

• 2022 [10 October] - Gerard Gorman

  PDF Report
  ...We observed a varied assortment of fabulous bird species – eagles, vultures, owls, shorebirds, wildfowl, songbirds, seabirds, and the Eurasian Hoopoe and the colorful Kingfisher, two favorites. Other wonderful wildlife experienced included pods of Common Dolphins by right by our boat, close views of Fallow Deer and a curious Wild Boar and Eurasian Otter active in broad daylight...

• Quinta do Barranco da Estrada (Gully Road Farm)

  Accommodation
  A small, 7 bedroomed south facing lakeside hotel with stunning views over one of Europe`s largest and cleanest lakes, it is set in unspoilt countryside one and a half hours from Faro International Airport. The cooking is to a cordon bleu standard, and the friendliness and professionalism of the international staff make a holiday here something to be treasured. The lake, though close to the Algarve, is relatively unknown, with a busy day being the sight of over five boats, and in the summer the mature fruit and flower gardens lead guests down to the shore where a variety of watersports are on offer, overlooked by the lawns close to the water`s edge.

• Aves de Portugal

  Website
  Sites, BLOG, photos, forum and much more…

• Cadernos de ornitologia

  Website
  Uma boa parte dos ornit

• Nature & Environment

  Website
  From the coast to the interior, the sea to the hills and rolling plains of Set

• Portuguese birds

  Website
  Some pics of portuguese birds

• Seabirds Portugal

  Website