Bird AlbumPortugal · Oporto
Estuário do Ave
174 species and 24,230 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–January and September–October, with up to 80 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SanderlingCalidris alba
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Crested LarkGalerida cristata
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros66 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 174 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Pateiras do Ave11 km147 species
- Parque da Cidade do Porto20 km159 species
- PN Litoral Norte – Estuário do Cávado – área geral21 km237 species
- RNL Estuário do Douro – área geral24 km215 species
- Barrinha de Esmoriz43 km259 species
- Sapal do Coura60 km154 species
All 174 species recorded here
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Swift Apus apus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus sharpei
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Estuário do Ave?
December–January and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 80 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Estuário do Ave?
174 species, from 24,230 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Estuário do Ave in November?
The most recorded in November: Black-headed Gull, Great Cormorant, Yellow-legged Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull and House Sparrow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.