Portugal Birdwatching Algarve & Alentejo April 2011 Photo Gallery by Geert Bauke Kortleve at pbase.com

Portugal Birdwatching Algarve & Alentejo April 2011

We spent 2 weeks in Tavira, surrounded by the great Ria Formosa Nature reserve were we enjoyed daily birding. In addition we visited the beautiful Castro Marim area. During our stay we did 2 guided birdtours: 1 day Algarve coast and 1 day Alentejo (Castro Verde & Mertola and the valley of the Guadiana reserve) with http://birds.pt
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Purple Swamphen with chicks ( Porphyrio porphyrio) Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal	Purple Swamphen with chicks ( Porphyrio porphyrio) Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal	Purple Swamphen with chicks ( Porphyrio porphyrio) Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal
Purple Swamphen with chicks ( Porphyrio porphyrio) Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal	Purple Swamphen with chicks (Porphyrio porphyrio) Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal	Quinta do Lago - Purple Gallinules with chicks
Quinta do Lago - Purple Gallinules with chicks	Great Bustard (Otis tarda) Castro Verde, Alentejo Portugal	Great Bustard (Otis tarda) Castro Verde, Alentejo Portugal
Great Bustard (Otis tarda) Castro Verde, Alentejo Portugal	Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) Breeding colony - Castro Verde, Alentejo Portugal	Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) Breeding colony - Castro Verde, Alentejo Portugal
Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) Breeding colony - Castro Verde, Alentejo Portugal	Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) Breeding colony - Castro Verde, Alentejo Portugal	Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal	Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal	Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal.jpg
- Castro Verde, Stork on nest.JPG	Castro Verde, Stork on nest 5.JPG	Alentejo - Castro Verde
Alentejo - Castro Verde	Alentejo - Castro Verde	Alentejo - Castro Verde
Alentejo - Castro Verde	Alentejo - Castro Verde	Alentejo - Castro Verde
Alentejo - Castro Verde	Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) Quinta do Lago, Algarve	Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal
Gadwall (Anas strepera) Quinta do Lago, Algarve.JPG	Gadwall (Anas strepera) Quinta do Lago, Algarve.JPG	Spanish Pond Turtle (Mauremys leprosa) Quinta do Lago - Algarve
Spanish Pond Turtle (Mauremys leprosa) Quinta do Lago - Algarve	Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Quinta do Lago Algarve	Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Quinta do Lago Algarve.jpg
Iberian Magpie (Cyanopica cooki) Quinta do Lago - Algarve	Iberian Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cooki) Quinta do Lago - Algarve	European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) Tavira, Portugal
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) Tavira, Algarve, Portugal	Black-winged Stilt on nest (Himantopus himantopus) Tavira Saltpans, Algarve, Portugal	Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) Tavira Saltpans.JPG
- Tavira Saltpans, Flamingoes 1 closeup.jpg	- Tavira Saltpans, Flamingoes 2 closeup.jpg	- Tavira Saltpans, Flamingoes 8.jpg
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Ria Formosa - Algarve - Portugal	Grey Plover and Turnstone - Ria Formosa	Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) Ria Formosa - Algarve
Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) Ria Formosa - Algarve	Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) Ria Formosa - Algarve	Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) Ria Formosa - Algarve
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) Ria Formosa - Algarve - Portugal	Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) Tavira, Ria Formosa Algarve	Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala) Tavira Saltpans, Algarve
Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala) Tavira Saltpans, Algarve	Western Reef Heron x Little Egret hybrid (Egretta garzetta x gularis) Tavira Saltpans, Algarve Portugal	Western Reef Heron x Little Egret hybrid (Egretta garzetta x gularis) Tavira Saltpans, Algarve Portugal
Tavira Saltpans, Curlew Sandpiper	Tavira Saltpans, Curlew Sandpiper	Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Tavira Saltpans, Algarve
Collared Pratincoles (Glareola pratincola) Tavira Saltpans, Algarve, Portugal	Collared Pratincoles (Glareola pratincola) Tavira Saltpans, Algarve, Portugal	Tavira Saltpans, Black Tailed Godwits and Avocets
Little Terns and Kentish Plovers, Castro Marim - Algarve	Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) Castro Marim - Algarve	Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) Castro Marim - Algarve
European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) Tavira Saltpans, Portugal	European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) Tavira Saltpans, Portugal	Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus) Tavira, Portugal