Pedro does it again, 2nd Year!!

[michael-ibk]

A great bird to see!

[Galana]

Excellent. Patience or persistence brings its own rewards.

[Soukous]

at least you got a sighting, and an ebc. Worth the effort.

[Kitsafari]

totally worth it! it was so well camouflaged I'm still struggling to see it in the first two photos 

[pedro maia]

4 hours ago, Kitsafari said:

totally worth it! it was so well camouflaged I'm still struggling to see it in the first two photos 

Those are two different individuals, there are at least three in the area.

[campsafari2015]

Congratulations on 200 and the Eagle Owls! 

[pedro maia]

#203, 3/7, Grey wagtail, Ribeira da Cabrela

[pedro maia]

#204, 3/7, Long-tailed tit, Ribeira da Cabrela

Edited July 27, 2020 by pedro maia

[pedro maia]

#205, 23/7, Slender-billed gull, Salinas do Cerro do Bufo, Castro Marim

 

Edited July 27, 2020 by pedro maia

[pedro maia]

Entering EBC territory now, this species can only be found in a couple of very particulary places in the Algarve and they just didn´t stay still and are small and quick so I couldn´t get better pictures.

 

#206 (N34), 23/7, Lasser short-toed lark, Sapal de Venta Moinhos, Castro Marim

 

Edited July 27, 2020 by pedro maia

[Galana]

I think those qualify. Well done!

[pedro maia]

Yesterday afternoon I went to look for a difficult one following ebird rarities alert, I was lucky, it took me 5m to find it, of course things don´t use to happen like this, I had missed it earlier this week.

 

#207 (N35), 30/7, Black tern, Ribeira das Enguias

 

[pedro maia]

And there was a bonus in the same area:

 

#208, 30/7, Little ringed plover, Ribeira das Enguias

Edited July 31, 2020 by pedro maia

[pedro maia]

And this morning I got another new one for me, an exotic that has some established populations here in Portugal.

 

#209 (N36), 31/7, Scaly-breasted munia, Zambujal

 

Edited August 1, 2020 by pedro maia

[Soukous]

very nice

[pedro maia]

#210 (N37), 2/8, Ferruginous duck, Herdade dos Almeidas, Beja

 

[Soukous]

An impressive total so far Pedro. 

[pedro maia]

Yesterday I had a super sighting, probably my favourite so far, I went on a short morning "raid" to the Alentejo with two specific goals, one was the ferruginous duck, wich is a rarity here but I knew where to find and was easy, and the other one I missed it but in the spot I was looking for that second one I saw the rarest European bird of prey, even if the pictures aren´t good (as always) I am really happy with this one.

 

#211 (N38), 2/8, Spanish imperial eagle, Ribeira de Maria Delgada, Castro Verde

 

Edited August 3, 2020 by pedro maia

[pedro maia]

3 hours ago, Soukous said:

An impressive total so far Pedro. 

 

I´m also impressed .

Edited August 3, 2020 by pedro maia

[PeterHG]

That is some sighting, an Imperial Eagle!

[pedro maia]

24 minutes ago, PeterHG said:

That is some sighting, an Imperial Eagle!

Indeed Peter, I wasn’t expecting it.

[TonyQ]

Excellent sighting, well done.

[Zim Girl]

Great sighting of the eagle!

[ForWildlife]

I believe there are some established populations of Leiotherix in Europe. Is there an indication of breeding yet in Portugal?

[pedro maia]

44 minutes ago, ForWildlife said:

I believe there are some established populations of Leiotherix in Europe. Is there an indication of breeding yet in Portugal?

I don’t have much information but according to what I read there may be a couple of areas with possible breeding populations in Portugal but over the years sightings come and go, the areas seem to be in Sintra and Coimbra, I saw them close to Sintra.