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PN Ria Formosa – Quinta do Ludo – Área Geral
196 species and 19,868 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–February and April, with up to 105 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- PN Ria Formosa – Quinta do Lago – área geral1 km244 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Salgados do Fialho9 km201 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Salinas de Olhão13 km172 species
- Parque Ambiental de Vilamoura15 km228 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Quinta de Marim16 km222 species
- Lagoa dos Salgados31 km265 species
All 196 species recorded here
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Great Tit Parus major
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus sharpei
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at PN Ria Formosa – Quinta do Ludo – Área Geral?
October–February and April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 105 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at PN Ria Formosa – Quinta do Ludo – Área Geral?
196 species, from 19,868 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at PN Ria Formosa – Quinta do Ludo – Área Geral in November?
The most recorded in November: Sardinian Warbler, Greater Flamingo, Little Egret, Great Cormorant and Grey Heron.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.