Arrive at the car park at the 'FORT' at dawn.
Short-toed Lark
Peregrine Falcon, 2 over
Hoopoe, 4+
Thekla Lark
Whinchat
Northern Wheatear
Stonechat
Kestrel
Alpine Swift
Chough, 4
Corn Bunting
Blue Rock Thrush, 1, on cliff
Spotless Starling
Tree Pipit
Golden Oriole
Black Kite, over
Jackdaw
Sardinian Warbler
Wryneck, 1
Chiffchaff
House Sparrow
Blackbird
Spotted Flycatcher
Black Redstart
All this within about 300 metres of where the car is parked.
Away from the cliffs in a sandy pine area
Swallowtail
Down in Sagres Harbour
Yellow-legged Gull
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Turnstone
Back on the cliff top
Afternoon sees us driving along a track across the grassland areas above the coastal cliff, first bird M.S. finds is Little Bustard, superb, and it gets better. We saw
Little Bustard
Pied Flycatcher
Peregrine Falcon
Iberian Grey Shrike
Rock Dove
Honey Buzzard
Egyptian Vulture
Goldfinch
Linnet
Corn Bunting
Pallid Swift
Little Owl
Yellow Wagtail
Tawny Pipit
Raven, 2
Whimbrel
Whinchat
Wheatear
Sunset from Sagres.
Dawn to Dusk, non stop, superb day, unexpected birds everywhere, what comes next !
Day 2. 34 species seen, 6 new species for me to add to my European list.
Day 3. 28 species seen, 8 new species for me to add to my European list.
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