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PN Ria Formosa – Salinas do Forte do Rato
189 species and 24,728 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–April and September–November, with up to 92 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
DunlinCalidris alpina
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- PN Ria Formosa – Quinta de Marim20 km222 species
- RN Sapal Castro Marim e VRSA – Sapal de Venta Moinhos21 km190 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Salinas de Olhão23 km172 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Salgados do Fialho27 km201 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Quinta do Ludo – Área Geral35 km196 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Quinta do Lago – área geral36 km244 species
All 189 species recorded here
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus sharpei
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Great Tit Parus major
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
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 do Forte do Rato?
January–April and September–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 92 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at PN Ria Formosa – Salinas do Forte do Rato?
189 species, from 24,728 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at PN Ria Formosa – Salinas do Forte do Rato in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Redshank, Black-winged Stilt, Little Egret, Black-headed Gull and Eurasian Magpie.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.