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RN Sapal Castro Marim e VRSA – Sapal de Venta Moinhos
190 species and 27,883 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–April and October, with up to 113 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Common RedshankTringa totanus
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Crested LarkGalerida cristata
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephalaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- PN Ria Formosa – Salinas do Forte do Rato21 km189 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Quinta de Marim41 km222 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Salinas de Olhão44 km172 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Salgados do Fialho48 km201 species
- PN Vale do Guadiana – Mértola50 km177 species
- PN Ria Formosa – Quinta do Ludo – Área Geral55 km196 species
All 190 species recorded here
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus sharpei
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Great Tit Parus major
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at RN Sapal Castro Marim e VRSA – Sapal de Venta Moinhos?
March–April and October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 113 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at RN Sapal Castro Marim e VRSA – Sapal de Venta Moinhos?
190 species, from 27,883 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at RN Sapal Castro Marim e VRSA – Sapal de Venta Moinhos in November?
The most recorded in November: Black-winged Stilt, Common Redshank, European Stonechat, Great Cormorant and Crested Lark.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.