Bird AlbumPortugal · Viana do Castelo
Sapal do Coura
154 species and 23,747 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January and September–October, with up to 83 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Carrion CrowCorvus corone67 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 154 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Vigo – Xunqueira do Lagares36 km162 species
- PN Litoral Norte – Estuário do Cávado – área geral40 km237 species
- Estuário do Ave60 km174 species
- Pateiras do Ave62 km147 species
- Parque da Cidade do Porto80 km159 species
All 154 species recorded here
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus sharpei
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sapal do Coura?
January and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 83 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sapal do Coura?
154 species, from 23,747 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sapal do Coura in November?
The most recorded in November: Yellow-legged Gull, Mallard, Little Egret, Eurasian Spoonbill and Black-headed Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.