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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 Black-winged Stilt, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Common Ringed Plover in the area.

201
All-Time Species
56
Sightings (14 days)
Faro
Region
Portugal
Country

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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Sep 23, 2026
1
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Sep 23, 2026
4
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Sep 23, 2026
4
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Sep 23, 2026
4
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Sep 23, 2026
1
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Sep 23, 2026
2
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Sep 23, 2026
1
SanderlingCalidris alba
Sep 23, 2026
6
DunlinCalidris alpina
Sep 23, 2026
6
Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
Sep 23, 2026
1
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Sep 23, 2026
2
Sep 23, 2026
5
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Sep 23, 2026
2
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Sep 23, 2026
30
Sep 23, 2026
3
Crested LarkGalerida cristata
Sep 23, 2026
4
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Sep 23, 2026
3
Sep 23, 2026
2
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
Sep 23, 2026
2
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Sep 23, 2026
2
Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Sep 23, 2026
4
GadwallMareca strepera
Sep 21, 2026
2
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Sep 21, 2026
1
Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
Sep 21, 2026
1
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Sep 21, 2026
2
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Sep 21, 2026
1
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Sep 21, 2026
1
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Sep 21, 2026
1
Little TernSternula albifrons
Sep 21, 2026
1
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Sep 21, 2026
2
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Sep 21, 2026
5
White StorkCiconia ciconia
Sep 21, 2026
1
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Sep 21, 2026
4
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Sep 21, 2026
8
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Sep 21, 2026
1
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Sep 21, 2026
1
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Sep 21, 2026
1
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Sep 15, 2026
X
Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
Sep 15, 2026
1
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Sep 15, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Sep 15, 2026
3
Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Sep 14, 2026
1
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Sep 14, 2026
1
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Sep 14, 2026
1
RuffCalidris pugnax
Sep 14, 2026
1
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Sep 14, 2026
3
Little StintCalidris minuta
Sep 14, 2026
2
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Sep 14, 2026
1
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Sep 14, 2026
X
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Sep 14, 2026
X
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Sep 14, 2026
2
Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
Sep 11, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
Sep 11, 2026
2
Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
Sep 11, 2026
2
Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
Sep 11, 2026
1
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Sep 11, 2026
2

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