Portugal · Coimbra
Estuário do Mondego – Ilha da Murraceira
189 species and 50,915 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–April and August–October, with up to 98 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common GreenshankTringa nebulariaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ria de Aveiro – Canal de Mira – troço Areão-Vagueira46 km203 species
- Ria de Aveiro – complexo de salinas do Canal das Pirâmides58 km156 species
- Ria de Aveiro – frente ribeirinha e campos da Murtosa69 km184 species
- Ria de Aveiro – Salreu70 km208 species
All 189 species recorded here
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Great Tit Parus major
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus sharpei
- Razorbill Alca torda
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Estuário do Mondego – Ilha da Murraceira?
December–April and August–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 98 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Estuário do Mondego – Ilha da Murraceira?
189 species, from 50,915 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Estuário do Mondego – Ilha da Murraceira in November?
The most recorded in November: Grey Heron, Little Egret, Black-headed Gull, Common Sandpiper and Common Redshank.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.