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Algarve in February

This is a trip to the Algarve (Southern Portugal) in February.

The weather was cool and sunny for 10 days (but not good for sunbathing or swimmimg)
followed by a cold, overcast and sometimes drizzly last 4 days.


We were based at Aljezur, on a residential estate about 1km from Monte Clarigo...
Amoreira beach was closest, but difficult to access down the cliffs...

We visited most of the other west coast beaches...
even straying into Alentejo at Zambujeira.

In addition, we travelled inland to visit Monchique, Alte, Mount Foia, San Marco and Lagos Zoo (separate gallery below)

I am not a botanist, ...and can only roughly id a few of the flowers that were in bloom...

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Lagos Zoo
:: Lagos Zoo ::
part of estate and Amoreira estuary
part of estate and Amoreira estuary
View over Amoreira river from lower road on estate
View over Amoreira river from lower road on estate
Wild Alyssum maybe on scrubland near our estate
Wild Alyssum maybe on scrubland near our estate
Yellow Fleabane maybe
Yellow Fleabane maybe
Monte Clerigo and beach
Monte Clerigo and beach
Surfing at Monte Clerigo
Surfing at Monte Clerigo
Pink building Monte Clerigo
Pink building Monte Clerigo
Monte Clerigo beach
Monte Clerigo beach
Livingstones or Hottentot Daisy_Carpobrotus edulis_Monte Clerigo
Livingstones or Hottentot Daisy_Carpobrotus edulis_Monte Clerigo
Bermuda buttercup maybe by beach_Monte Clerigo beach
Bermuda buttercup maybe by beach_Monte Clerigo beach
African Daisy maybe_Monte Clerigo beach
African Daisy maybe_Monte Clerigo beach
White tailed bumble bee_Monte Clerigo
White tailed bumble bee_Monte Clerigo
Field Marigold maybe_Arrifana
Field Marigold maybe_Arrifana
Yellow Hottentot Daisy or Livingstones Daisy_Carpobrotus edulis_Arrifana
Yellow Hottentot Daisy or Livingstones Daisy_Carpobrotus edulis_Arrifana
Rock strata below cliffs_Arrifana
Rock strata below cliffs_Arrifana
Yellow flower_Arrifana_iplant suggests Common Milkl Thistle
Yellow flower_Arrifana_iplant suggests Common Milkl Thistle
Lesser Black Backed Gull_Arrifana
Lesser Black Backed Gull_Arrifana
Goat on cliff tops at Arrifana
Goat on cliff tops at Arrifana
View from Arrifana Fortress
View from Arrifana Fortress
Arrifana from near Fortress
Arrifana from near Fortress
Arrifana Castle gate
Arrifana Castle gate
Snail on lamppost Arrifana
Snail on lamppost Arrifana
Norfolk Island Pine tree and villa with traditional chimneys
Norfolk Island Pine tree and villa with traditional chimneys
Field Scabious mnaybe on wild scrubland
Field Scabious mnaybe on wild scrubland
Amoreira Beach
Amoreira Beach
Amoreira Beach and cliffs
Amoreira Beach and cliffs
 Female Black Redstart
Female Black Redstart
Cormorant at Amoreira beach
Cormorant at Amoreira beach
Yellow Lupin near Odeceixe
Yellow Lupin near Odeceixe
Odeceixe beach
Odeceixe beach
Ponta Branca cafe _Odeceixe
Ponta Branca cafe _Odeceixe
Female Stonechat Odeciexe
Female Stonechat Odeciexe
Odeceixe beach and cliffs
Odeceixe beach and cliffs
White and yellow flower_sand crocus maybe_Odeceixe
White and yellow flower_sand crocus maybe_Odeceixe
Vale de Figueiras looking towards Arrifana on the cliff tops
Vale de Figueiras looking towards Arrifana on the cliff tops
Entrance to Vale de Figueiras beach
Entrance to Vale de Figueiras beach
 Arrifana and sea stack from Vale de Figueiras beach
Arrifana and sea stack from Vale de Figueiras beach
Surfing at Vale de Figueiras beach
Surfing at Vale de Figueiras beach
Local cattle
Local cattle
Bordeira Beach Carrapateiera
Bordeira Beach Carrapateiera
Bordeira Beach Carrapateira
Bordeira Beach Carrapateira
 Corn Marigold maybe at Bordeira Beach
Corn Marigold maybe at Bordeira Beach
Bordeira Beach
Bordeira Beach
Agave flower spikes on Bordeira beach
Agave flower spikes on Bordeira beach
Yellow flower Bordeira Beach
Yellow flower Bordeira Beach
Bordeira beach and walkway
Bordeira beach and walkway
 Carrapateira cliff view
Carrapateira cliff view
Pink Pirouette_Silene colorata_maybe_Carrapateira
Pink Pirouette_Silene colorata_maybe_Carrapateira
Male House Sparrow_Amado beach cafe Carrapateira
Male House Sparrow_Amado beach cafe Carrapateira
Female House Sparrow_Amado beach Carrapateira
Female House Sparrow_Amado beach Carrapateira
Daisies_Amado beach
Daisies_Amado beach
Cliffs from Amado beach Carrapateira
Cliffs from Amado beach Carrapateira
Amado Beach_Carrapateira
Amado Beach_Carrapateira
Amado Beach_Carrapateira looking the other way...
Amado Beach_Carrapateira looking the other way...
Immature Herring Gull_Amado beach
Immature Herring Gull_Amado beach
Pine cone on trees _iplant suggests Jerusalem pine
Pine cone on trees _iplant suggests Jerusalem pine
 Sanderling Amoreira beach
Sanderling Amoreira beach
Whimbrel_Amoreira beach
Whimbrel_Amoreira beach
Amoreira beach from dunes.
Amoreira beach from dunes.
Sea Spurge in the sand dunes_Amoreira beach
Sea Spurge in the sand dunes_Amoreira beach
Pink flowers on cliffs_Silene littorea maybe Monte Clerigo
Pink flowers on cliffs_Silene littorea maybe Monte Clerigo
Male Black Redstart_cliffs near Monte Clerigo
Male Black Redstart_cliffs near Monte Clerigo
Aljezur Old Town church bell tower
Aljezur Old Town church bell tower
 Aljezur Castle ruins
Aljezur Castle ruins
Aljezur from Castle
Aljezur from Castle
Aljezur new town church
Aljezur new town church
Church in new town Aljezur
Church in new town Aljezur
Aljezur main square
Aljezur main square
Muscovy Ducks Amoreira river Aljezur
Muscovy Ducks Amoreira river Aljezur
Female Northern Pintail duck_Amoreira river Aljezur
Female Northern Pintail duck_Amoreira river Aljezur
Strata from cliff walk Monte Novo near Maria Vinagre
Strata from cliff walk Monte Novo near Maria Vinagre
 Sage Leaved Cistus maybe_Monte Novo near Maria Vinagre
Sage Leaved Cistus maybe_Monte Novo near Maria Vinagre
Hoop Petticoat Narcisus or daffodil_Monte Novo near Maria Vinagre
Hoop Petticoat Narcisus or daffodil_Monte Novo near Maria Vinagre
Hoop Petticoat Narcisus or daffodil_Monte Novo near Maria Vinagre
Hoop Petticoat Narcisus or daffodil_Monte Novo near Maria Vinagre
Red Rumped Swallow
Red Rumped Swallow
Summit of Mount Foia_902m_highest in Algarve
Summit of Mount Foia_902m_highest in Algarve
Radar/telecomms station on Mount Foia
Radar/telecomms station on Mount Foia
Poppy on estate
Poppy on estate
 Cape St Vincent lighthouse and convent walls
Cape St Vincent lighthouse and convent walls
View from Cape St Vincent
View from Cape St Vincent
maybe birds foot trefoil_Cape St Vincent
maybe birds foot trefoil_Cape St Vincent
Phoenician Juniper (perhaps?) fruits_Cape St Vincent
Phoenician Juniper (perhaps?) fruits_Cape St Vincent
 Gum Cistus with flies_Cape St Vincent
Gum Cistus with flies_Cape St Vincent
Hogweed family (?)_Cape St Vincent_iplant suggests Toothpick weed_Visagna daucoides
Hogweed family (?)_Cape St Vincent_iplant suggests Toothpick weed_Visagna daucoides
Sagres harbour and light house
Sagres harbour and light house
Lighthouse near Sagres
Lighthouse near Sagres
Villa with old canon near Sagres...maybe leftover of 1797 battle?
Villa with old canon near Sagres...maybe leftover of 1797 battle?
 Song Thrush in garden
Song Thrush in garden
Male Blackbird in garden
Male Blackbird in garden
Collared Dove_garden
Collared Dove_garden
 Bravura Dam Bensafrim
Bravura Dam Bensafrim
Bravura Dam Bensafrim
Bravura Dam Bensafrim
Blue flower near Bravura Dam Bensafrim_iplant suggestsechium cretium or Cretan Vipers Bugloss
Blue flower near Bravura Dam Bensafrim_iplant suggestsechium cretium or Cretan Vipers Bugloss
 Field Gladiolus_Bravura Dam
Field Gladiolus_Bravura Dam
Gennaria diphylla_Portuguese twayblade_Bravura Dam Bensafrim
Gennaria diphylla_Portuguese twayblade_Bravura Dam Bensafrim
Cloudy sunrise over estuary
Cloudy sunrise over estuary
Moon and traditional chimney stack on estate
Moon and traditional chimney stack on estate
Terracing near San Marco_where cork oak plantations used to be
Terracing near San Marco_where cork oak plantations used to be
Cork Oak near San Marco
Cork Oak near San Marco
 Cork Oak leaves near San Marco
Cork Oak leaves near San Marco
Common Asphodel near San Marco
Common Asphodel near San Marco
 Local feral cat in garden
Local feral cat in garden
Field Marigold maybe near Amoreira cliffs
Field Marigold maybe near Amoreira cliffs
Jackdaw by Amoreira cliffs
Jackdaw by Amoreira cliffs
 Snap dragons on estate
Snap dragons on estate
Snapdragons on estate
Snapdragons on estate
 Iberian Milk Vetch on estate
Iberian Milk Vetch on estate
Zambujeira beach
Zambujeira beach
Zambujeira beach
Zambujeira beach
Strata Zambujeira beach
Strata Zambujeira beach
Limpets and barnacles Zambujeira beach
Limpets and barnacles Zambujeira beach
Amoreira river and oyster beds
Amoreira river and oyster beds
Small blue flowers in scrubland towards Amoreira beach_Scrambling Gromwell maybe
Small blue flowers in scrubland towards Amoreira beach_Scrambling Gromwell maybe
Small yellow flower maybe Coastal Ragwort, on cliffs overlooking Amoreira beach
Small yellow flower maybe Coastal Ragwort, on cliffs overlooking Amoreira beach
Iberian Scilla maybe_on cliffs near Amoreira beach
Iberian Scilla maybe_on cliffs near Amoreira beach
 Female Blackbird in garden
Female Blackbird in garden
White Wagtail in garden
White Wagtail in garden
Narrow Leaved Lupin on scrubland towards Amoreira beach
Narrow Leaved Lupin on scrubland towards Amoreira beach
Sunlit Mullein Leaves on estate
Sunlit Mullein Leaves on estate
Amoreira estuary leading onto beach
Amoreira estuary leading onto beach
No idea what this is_lots of them around often in middle of scrubland
No idea what this is_lots of them around often in middle of scrubland
 Monchique main square
Monchique main square
Monchique pedestrianised uphill shopping street
Monchique pedestrianised uphill shopping street
Monchique looking downhill along pedestrianised shooping area with statues
Monchique looking downhill along pedestrianised shooping area with statues
Monchique_Nara water drawing machine ... displayed as an artwork
Monchique_Nara water drawing machine ... displayed as an artwork
Carvalhal beach
Carvalhal beach
Azenha fishing harbour
Azenha fishing harbour
Alte
Alte
Alte_souvenir and coffee shop
Alte_souvenir and coffee shop
Alte near Church
Alte near Church
Alte church clock and bell
Alte church clock and bell
Alte near Church
Alte near Church
Paper-white narcissus_near Alte
Paper-white narcissus_near Alte
 White almond blossom near Alte
White almond blossom near Alte
Small purple flowers near Alte_iplant suggests: Valeriana cornucopiae
Small purple flowers near Alte_iplant suggests: Valeriana cornucopiae
Laundry area just outside of Alte
Laundry area just outside of Alte
Purple Vetch Alte
Purple Vetch Alte
 Scrubland near estate
Scrubland near estate
sunset clouds
sunset clouds