Bird AlbumCape Verde · Sotavento Islands
Tarrafal – Sewage Ponds
50 species and 987 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, March–April and November, with up to 22 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Iago SparrowPasser iagoensis
Spectacled WarblerCurruca conspicillata
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Grey-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Barragem de Faveta23 km50 species
- Jardim Botânico29 km29 species
- Achada Fazenda lagoon29 km46 species
- Barragem de Poilão30 km67 species
All 50 species recorded here
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Iago Sparrow Passer iagoensis
- Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Cape Verde Swift Apus alexandri
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Cape Verde Warbler Acrocephalus brevipennis
- Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
- Great Egret Ardea alba
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Tarrafal – Sewage Ponds?
January, March–April and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 22 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Tarrafal – Sewage Ponds?
50 species, from 987 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Tarrafal – Sewage Ponds in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Greenshank, Ruddy Turnstone, Spanish Sparrow, Little Egret and Common Sandpiper.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.