Portugal Ramsar wetland
Bertiandos and S. Pedro of Arcos Lagoons
147 bird species recorded; the most from July to October.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
82 species in January.85 species in February.89 species in March.83 species in April.88 species in May.86 species in June.91 species in July.91 species in August.90 species in September.97 species in October.78 species in November.77 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
147 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 147Speciesrecorded more than once
- 60Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 15,918Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 13Raptors
- 4Owls
- 5Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 8Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 80Songbirds
- 22Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 147 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds80 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great titParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
Other birds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- CootFulica atra
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from July to October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan12°/6°154 mm
- Feb13°/6°103 mm
- Mar15°/7°127 mm
- Apr17°/9°99 mm
- May19°/11°71 mm
- Jun23°/13°44 mm
- Jul26°/15°24 mm
- Aug26°/15°33 mm
- Sep24°/14°49 mm
- Oct20°/12°157 mm
- Nov15°/9°154 mm
- Dec13°/7°150 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Bertiandos and S. Pedro of Arcos Lagoons.
Protected area in Portugal
Bertiandos and S. Pedro of Arcos Lagoons is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Portugal.
147 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 15,918 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the European Robin and the Great tit.
35 species come for the summer, 22 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from July to October.
Get there and watch
- Parque de Campismo da Quinta de Pentieiroscampsite · 3.2 km · 4 within 10 km
- Residencial Solar do Pessegueiroplace to stay · 1.9 km · 40 within 10 km
- Ponte de Limanearest town · 4.5 km in a straight line
- Vigo Airport (VGO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 54 km in a straight lineCar hire at VGO airport (Vigo)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 3observation towers within 6 kmPosto de Vigia Nora, Posto de Vigia Serra de Arga
- 18marked trails within 4 kmTrilho dos Pastores, Rota da Azenha, Percurso da Lagoa and 15 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmCentro de Interpretação Ambiental Quinta de Pentieiros Casa do Cuco, Loja interactiva de Turismo Ponte de Lima
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmMiradouro de Santo Ovídio
- 7car parks within 3 km
- 9restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 4campsites within 10 kmParque de Campismo da Quinta de Pentieiros, Lima Nature, NaturViana and 1 more
- 40places to stay within 10 kmResidencial Solar do Pessegueiro, Paco de Vitorino, Residencial Pinheiro Manso and 37 more
- bird hides within 6 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Bertiandos and S. Pedro of Arcos Lagoons.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas15 mountains within 25 kmSerra da Nora · 4.9 kmAlto do Cavalo271 m · 10 kmSerra de Amonde · 12 kmMontes de Alheira · 15 kmSerra de Santa Luzia455 m · 16 kmMonte do Forte · 21 kmSerra da Salgosa · 21 kmSerra Pequena689 m · 25 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyLima River135 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
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Portugal
- 57Birdyas Score
- 147Species
- 60Migrants
- 1Threatened
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- 117Migrants
- 6Threatened
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- 100Migrants
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- 199Species
- 88Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q63378362) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 15,918 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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