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PN Ria Formosa – Salinas de Olhão
172 species and 22,889 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, March, August–September and November, with up to 83 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
SanderlingCalidris alba
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- PN Ria Formosa – Quinta de Marim3 km222 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Salgados do Fialho4 km201 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Quinta do Ludo – Área Geral13 km196 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Quinta do Lago – área geral14 km244 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Salinas do Forte do Rato23 km189 species
- Parque Ambiental de Vilamoura27 km228 species
All 172 species recorded here
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at PN Ria Formosa – Salinas de Olhão?
January, March, August–September and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 83 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at PN Ria Formosa – Salinas de Olhão?
172 species, from 22,889 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at PN Ria Formosa – Salinas de Olhão in November?
The most recorded in November: Black-winged Stilt, Common Redshank, Common Ringed Plover, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Black-tailed Godwit.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.