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Lezíria Grande de Vila Franca de Xira – área geral
263 species and 203,936 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: August–January and March–April, with up to 162 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
White WagtailMotacilla alba
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common BuzzardButeo buteo
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- RN Estuário do Tejo – EVOA – área geral6 km208 species
- RN Estuário do Tejo – salinas de Vasa Sacos7 km213 species
- Salinas de Alverca e Forte da Casa – ETAR de Alverca8 km160 species
- RN Estuário do Tejo – Monte de Pancas9 km210 species
- RN Estuário do Tejo – Sítio das Hortas15 km204 species
- Ribeira das Enguias16 km209 species
All 263 species recorded here
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus
- Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus sharpei
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Lezíria Grande de Vila Franca de Xira – área geral?
August–January and March–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 162 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lezíria Grande de Vila Franca de Xira – área geral?
263 species, from 203,936 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Lezíria Grande de Vila Franca de Xira – área geral in November?
The most recorded in November: Northern Lapwing, Grey Heron, Common Kestrel, Western Marsh Harrier and Little Egret.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.