Pedro does it again, 2nd Year!!

[Kitsafari]

Love that shot of the flamingoes and the other species in flight!

 

and you are cruising well ahead at the helm of the 2020 BY list on the fifth day of the year  with some lovely shots. 

[Peter Connan]

Amazing concentrations! A great start here Pedro.

[michael-ibk]

Love the Flamingos, what a beautiful spectacle! 

[xelas]

A very prolific site is Lerizia. And probably warmer than Slovenia in January. You are building your 2020 portfoglio really quickly.

[PeterHG]

A beautiful set of additions from an apparently excellent birding site!

[pedro maia]

Thanks @Kitsafari, @Peter Connan, @michael-ibk, @xelas and @PeterHG.

[Galana]

Add my congratulations to your flying start. And in such numbers too.

[pedro maia]

Saturday morning I went to a Hide in Arrábida, less than 40km south of Lisbon, I´ve been there a couple of times last year and it´s a good place to get some forest birds, there are two hides in the place, a YMCA camping, the hide I already new was booked so I had to settle for the other one which has an orientation that in the morning isn´t as good as the other one.

 

I struggled a bit with the light conditions and also with the focus of a couple of birds, they move quickly and don´t pose for as long as I wished .

 

Anyway, at this stage my list of forest birds was pretty much empty so every species that showed up was an addition.

[pedro maia]

#20, 4/1, Great Tit, Alambre, Arrábida

 

[pedro maia]

#21, 4/1, Blue Tit, Alambre, Arrábida

 

[pedro maia]

#22, 4/1, Coal Tit, Alambre, Arrábida

 

I wasn´t exprecting to see this one, it occurs in the area but in small numbers, it´s not really common south of the Tagus River, and last year I was only able to get a really scrappy EBC so it was a good surprise.

 

[pedro maia]

And @michael-ibk`s favourite:

 

#23, 4/1, Crested Tit, Alambre, Arrábida

 

 

 

[pedro maia]

31 minutes ago, Galana said:

Add my congratulations to your flying start. And in such numbers too.

 

Thanks, right now it´s easy but my time to struggle will arrive...

[michael-ibk]

Nice! 

[TonyQ]

Wow, what an excellent start with some very productive sites

Edited January 7, 2020 by TonyQ

[pedro maia]

A few more from the hide:

 

#24, 4/1, Nuthatch, Alambre, Arrábida

[pedro maia]

#25, 4/1, Dunnock, Alambre, Arrábida

 

I thought I had a better picture of the Dunnock so I stoped photographing them , should have carried on.

[pedro maia]

#26, 4/1, European Robin, Alambre, Arrábida

 

 

 

They have this pitiful look but they were bullying the Dunnocks, they left the other birds alone but as soon as they saw a Dunnock they chased it away, quite funny to watch.

Edited January 7, 2020 by pedro maia

[pedro maia]

#27, 4/1, European Greenfinch, Alambre, Arrábida

[pedro maia]

#28, 4/1, Eurasian Blackcap, Alambre, Arrábida

[pedro maia]

Also from Saturday, another new species:

 

#29 (N2), 4/1, Woodlark, Arrábida

 

 

Not the best shots but it was really far from the road, the P900 did a good job because even with binoculars I could only see there was a bird, and that´s because I saw it fly to the tree.

[pedro maia]

#30, 4/1, Gadwall, Lagoa Pequena

 

[pedro maia]

#31, 4/1, Tufted Duck, Lagoa Pequena

 

 

[pedro maia]

And to finish the weekend I went to check this guy was at home before it goes somewhere else:

 

#32, 5/1, Squaco Heron, Barroca d´Alva

[Galana]

At this rate you will either break the P900 or break our spirits.

30 in the first 7 days of the year. Well done.