10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 23, 2023
Cross the bridge and immediately turn right at the sign “ observação de aves “ Along the 7 km to Porto Alto there are many entrances but only the first one does not require a keycard. Most people go to Portugal in July or August to enjoy the three things Portugal is famous for: sun, sand and seafood.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2011
On the contrary, if you are a traveling birder, you might just find your next birding destination right here on 10,000 Birds. This week’s post will focus on a stunning birder-friendly lodge in South Portugal that was the setting for our quest for Great Bustards. Paradise in Portugal is a perfect example of this.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 6, 2023
Dave Gosney’s Finding Birds Series covers mostly the Western Palearctic and describes birding in various regions of Portugal, Spain, Morocco, France, Finland, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, etc., with some additions, namely South Texas, The Gambia, and Goa (India). No more, no less.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 26, 2024
Tucked away at the extreme eastern end of the Mediterranean, Cyprus is regarded politically as part of Europe, but when it comes to birds it’s very much Middle Eastern in flavour, with a number of species that are hard or even impossible to find in Europe, plus a trio of endemics. The song is highly distinctive.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 1, 2024
With its striking combination of colour rings I suspected that it would be easy to find out more about this particular bird, and I was right. They are of the race islandica , a sub species of the nominate race, limosa. Rings are not the only way of marking birds, and with a number of species wing tags are more often used.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2012
It turns out that the steppe is one of the places tulips come from and is a center of tulip species diversity. When he returned to Portugal in disgrace after usurping his position from the rightful governor, Sampayo supposedly took tulip bulbs with him from Sri Lanka. No, no, and no! How did tulips arrive in Holland?
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 2, 2014
Did I dare dip my toe into this catalog of tantalizing species? Phillipps’ Field Guide (I’ll be using this shortened form of the title) covers 673 avian species, including 59 endemics, and 53 species that have not been documented yet for the area but which may show up in the next few years. Now, I’m not so sure.
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