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PN Vale do Guadiana – Mértola
177 species and 22,391 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–May and October, with up to 97 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
European RobinErithacus rubecula63 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 177 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- ZPE Castro Verde – Vale Gonçalinho34 km150 species
- ZPE Castro Verde – área geral37 km200 species
- ZPE Castro Verde – Horta da Nora40 km167 species
- RN Sapal Castro Marim e VRSA – Sapal de Venta Moinhos50 km190 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Salinas do Forte do Rato57 km189 species
- Lagoa dos Patos68 km212 species
All 177 species recorded here
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus sharpei
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppelli
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at PN Vale do Guadiana – Mértola?
March–May and October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 97 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at PN Vale do Guadiana – Mértola?
177 species, from 22,391 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at PN Vale do Guadiana – Mértola in November?
The most recorded in November: Eurasian Crag Martin, Spotless Starling, Great Cormorant, House Sparrow and Sardinian Warbler.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.