Portugal · Faro
Quinta d'A Rocha
204 species and 24,738 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–April and August–October, with up to 105 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
European RobinErithacus rubecula
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ria de Alvor – Abicada1 km195 species
- Ria de Alvor – área geral1 km253 species
- Perímetro Florestal do Barão de São João17 km157 species
- Mioto17 km150 species
- Vale do Boi Velho18 km155 species
- Lagoa dos Salgados25 km265 species
All 204 species recorded here
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Great Tit Parus major
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus sharpei
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Quinta d'A Rocha?
February–April and August–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 105 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Quinta d'A Rocha?
204 species, from 24,738 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Quinta d'A Rocha in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Blackbird, House Sparrow, Iberian Magpie, Sardinian Warbler and Eurasian Collared Dove.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.