Portugal · Castelo Branco
Aeródromo de Castelo Branco
160 species and 24,453 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–September, with up to 80 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
European RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Albufeira de Santa Águeda15 km198 species
- Foz da ribeira do Vale Vaqueiro65 km175 species
- Embalse de Portaje78 km218 species
All 160 species recorded here
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
- Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Great Tit Parus major
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Aeródromo de Castelo Branco?
November–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 80 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Aeródromo de Castelo Branco?
160 species, from 24,453 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Aeródromo de Castelo Branco in November?
The most recorded in November: European Stonechat, White Wagtail, Eurasian Magpie, Spotless Starling and Northern Lapwing.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.