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ZPE Castro Verde – Horta da Nora
167 species and 21,752 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–April and September–October, with up to 81 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
White WagtailMotacilla alba
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- ZPE Castro Verde – área geral3 km200 species
- ZPE Castro Verde – Vale Gonçalinho7 km150 species
- PN Vale do Guadiana – Mértola40 km177 species
- Lagoa dos Patos51 km212 species
- Parque Ambiental de Vilamoura69 km228 species
- Lagoa dos Salgados71 km265 species
All 167 species recorded here
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Great Tit Parus major
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at ZPE Castro Verde – Horta da Nora?
December–April and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 81 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at ZPE Castro Verde – Horta da Nora?
167 species, from 21,752 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at ZPE Castro Verde – Horta da Nora in November?
The most recorded in November: Little Grebe, Northern Lapwing, Grey Heron, Mallard and White Wagtail.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.