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Salinas de Alverca e Forte da Casa – ETAR de Alverca
160 species and 21,121 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–January and March, with up to 80 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
House SparrowPasser domesticus
White WagtailMotacilla alba
MallardAnas platyrhynchos75 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 160 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- RN Estuário do Tejo – EVOA – área geral7 km208 species
- Lezíria Grande de Vila Franca de Xira – área geral8 km263 species
- RN Estuário do Tejo – salinas de Vasa Sacos10 km213 species
- Foz do Rio Trancão11 km176 species
- Parque do Tejo12 km147 species
- RN Estuário do Tejo – Monte de Pancas13 km210 species
All 160 species recorded here
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Great Tit Parus major
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Rosy-billed Pochard Netta peposaca
- Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Salinas de Alverca e Forte da Casa – ETAR de Alverca?
October–January and March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 80 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Salinas de Alverca e Forte da Casa – ETAR de Alverca?
160 species, from 21,121 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Salinas de Alverca e Forte da Casa – ETAR de Alverca in November?
The most recorded in November: Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Teal, Common Chiffchaff, Eurasian Coot and Little Grebe.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.