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PN Ria Formosa--Salinas do Forte do Rato

Located in the Portugal area, PN Ria Formosa--Salinas do Forte do Rato is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Common Wood-Pigeon, Black-winged Stilt, Little Ringed Plover in the area.

200
All-Time Species
58
Sightings (14 days)
Faro
Region
Portugal
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
Jul 26, 2026
2
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Jul 26, 2026
8
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
Jul 26, 2026
2
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Jul 26, 2026
2
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Jul 26, 2026
21
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Jul 26, 2026
2
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Jul 26, 2026
2
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Jul 26, 2026
3
RuffCalidris pugnax
Jul 26, 2026
1
SanderlingCalidris alba
Jul 26, 2026
1
DunlinCalidris alpina
Jul 26, 2026
10
Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
Jul 26, 2026
1
Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
Jul 26, 2026
4
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Jul 26, 2026
5
Little TernSternula albifrons
Jul 26, 2026
7
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Jul 26, 2026
30
White StorkCiconia ciconia
Jul 26, 2026
1
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Jul 26, 2026
100
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Jul 26, 2026
2
Jul 26, 2026
3
Crested LarkGalerida cristata
Jul 26, 2026
1
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Jul 26, 2026
3
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Jul 26, 2026
6
Western House-MartinDelichon urbicum
Jul 26, 2026
1
Jul 26, 2026
8
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
Jul 26, 2026
2
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Jul 26, 2026
3
Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Jul 25, 2026
4
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Jul 25, 2026
5
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Jul 25, 2026
1
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Jul 25, 2026
2
Common SwiftApus apus
Jul 25, 2026
4
Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
Jul 25, 2026
7
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Jul 25, 2026
5
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Jul 25, 2026
1
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
Jul 25, 2026
7
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Jul 25, 2026
1
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Jul 25, 2026
1
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Jul 25, 2026
34
Jul 25, 2026
9
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Jul 25, 2026
1
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Jul 25, 2026
3
Eurasian LinnetLinaria cannabina
Jul 25, 2026
27
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Jul 25, 2026
1
European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
Jul 23, 2026
1
Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
Jul 23, 2026
2
Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
Jul 23, 2026
2
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Jul 23, 2026
1
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Jul 23, 2026
1
European SerinSerinus serinus
Jul 23, 2026
1
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Jul 23, 2026
2
GadwallMareca strepera
Jul 22, 2026
2
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Jul 22, 2026
2
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator
Jul 22, 2026
1
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Jul 22, 2026
1
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
Jul 22, 2026
1
Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Jul 22, 2026
2
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Jul 22, 2026
1

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