Portugal Special Protection Area for birds
Costa Nordeste - Ilha das Flores
124 bird species recorded; the most in October.
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This month here
30 species in January.37 species in February.5 species in March.36 species in April.34 species in May.25 species in June.21 species in July.18 species in August.33 species in September.77 species in October.35 species in November.14 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.
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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
124 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).
- 124Speciesrecorded more than once
- 34Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 13,546Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 4Raptors
- 1Owls
- 33Waders
- 28Gulls & seabirds
- 18Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 20Songbirds
- 10Other 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 124 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Bartram's SandpiperBartramia longicauda
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Gulls & seabirds28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Barolo ShearwaterPuffinus baroli
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Great shearwaterPuffinus gravis
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Leach's Storm PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoaVU
- Band-rumped Storm PetrelOceanodroma castro
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Audubon's ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieri
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- White-faced storm petrelPelagodroma marina
- White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Common GullLarus canus
Ducks & geese18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Green-winged tealAnas carolinensis
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Songbirds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Atlantic CanarySerinus canaria
- Fringilla morelettiFringilla moreletti
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusNT
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
Other birds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVU
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- American CootFulica americana
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CootFulica atra
- Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan17°/15°108 mm
- Feb16°/14°94 mm
- Mar16°/14°86 mm
- Apr16°/15°63 mm
- May18°/16°57 mm
- Jun20°/18°52 mm
- Jul22°/21°30 mm
- Aug24°/22°47 mm
- Sep23°/21°70 mm
- Oct20°/19°92 mm
- Nov18°/17°93 mm
- Dec17°/16°123 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Costa Nordeste - Ilha das Flores.
Protected area in Portugal
Costa Nordeste - Ilha das Flores is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Portugal.
124 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 13,546 open records.
The most recorded are the Yellow-legged Gull, the Grey Wagtail and the Common Starling.
8 species come for the summer, 25 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including White-rumped Sandpiper, Chimney Swift and Lesser yellowlegs.
The most species are recorded in October.
Get there and watch
- VisitingHours in OpenStreetMap: 24/7Official site↗
- Parque de Campismo e Lazer da Alagoacampsite · 3.2 km · 4 within 10 km
- Hotel Ocidentalplace to stay · 5.4 km · 30 within 10 km
- Santa Cruz das Floresnearest town · 5.7 km in a straight line
- Flores Airport (FLW)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 6 km in a straight lineCar hire at FLW airport (Santa Cruz das Flores)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
- 3marked trails within 4 kmPR01FLO Ponta Delgada - Fajã Grande, GR01FLO Grande Rota das Flores (Etapa 1), GR01FLO Grande Rota das Flores (Etapa 2)
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmPosto de Turismo das Flores
- 18viewpoints within 5 kmMiradouro dos Caimbros, Miradouro, Miraduro da Pedrinha and 15 more
- 4car parks within 3 km
- 4campsites within 10 kmParque de Campismo e Lazer da Alagoa, Parque de Campismo e Lazer de Ponta Delgada, Parque de Campismo e Lazer de Santa Cruz das Flores and 1 more
- 30places to stay within 10 kmHotel Ocidental, Hospedaria Maria Alice, Casa de Hospedes and 27 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 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 Costa Nordeste - Ilha das Flores.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas8 mountains within 25 kmMorro Alto914 m · 6.0 kmMonte des Cruzes · 6.0 kmMorro Grande · 6.1 kmPico Caboco · 9.6 kmPico João Martins · 14 kmMonte Grosso · 22 kmMorro dos Homens718 m · 23 kmCaldeirão do Corvo · 23 km
Coastya1 beaches within 10 kmPorto da Lomba · 9.7 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLagoa Rasa0.3 km² · 11 km
Darkskyas5 dark-sky places within 30 kmFlores IslandBortle 1 · 5.7 km↗Ilhéu Maria VazBortle 1 · 6.6 kmMonchique IsletBortle 1 · 9.3 kmCorvo IslandBortle 1 · 23 km↗Morro dos HomensBortle 1 · 23 km
Cascadyas2 waterfalls within 15 kmCascata do Poço do Bacalhau · 8.9 km↗Cascata da Ribeira Grande · 9.5 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Costa Nordeste - Ilha das Flores
Portugal
- 62Birdyas Score
- 124Species
- 34Migrants
- 7Threatened
Costa e Caldeirão - Ilha do Corvo
Portugal · 23 km
- 72Birdyas Score
- 199Species
- 46Migrants
- 9Threatened
Costa Sul e Sudoeste - Ilha das Flores
Portugal · 15 km
- 48Birdyas Score
- 83Species
- 20Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q63378388) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 13,546 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, Islandyas, Coastya, Lakeyas, Darkskyas, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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