Portugal · Faro
Ria de Alvor – área geral
253 species and 92,731 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–April and September–November, with up to 141 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Crested LarkGalerida cristata
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Quinta d'A Rocha1 km204 species
- Ria de Alvor – Abicada2 km195 species
- Perímetro Florestal do Barão de São João16 km157 species
- Mioto17 km150 species
- Vale do Boi Velho17 km155 species
- Lagoa dos Salgados26 km265 species
All 253 species recorded here
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Great Tit Parus major
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus sharpei
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
- Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis
- European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ria de Alvor – área geral?
March–April and September–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 141 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ria de Alvor – área geral?
253 species, from 92,731 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ria de Alvor – área geral in November?
The most recorded in November: Grey Heron, Little Egret, Common Redshank, Black-headed Gull and European Stonechat.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.