Portugal Ramsar wetland
Estuário do Tejo
282 bird species recorded; the most from March to April and from September to October.
Helder Matos Sanches · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
180 species in January.175 species in February.205 species in March.210 species in April.190 species in May.178 species in June.190 species in July.205 species in August.213 species in September.219 species in October.196 species in November.197 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
282 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).
- 282Speciesrecorded more than once
- 134Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 10ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 216,740Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 24Raptors
- 7Owls
- 42Waders
- 18Gulls & seabirds
- 28Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 2Flamingos
- 109Songbirds
- 33Other 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 282 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Owls7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders42 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Sociable PloverVanellus gregariusCR
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common GullLarus canus
Ducks & geese28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruber
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
- Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorNT
Songbirds109 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great titParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Crested mynaAcridotheres cristatellus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Rufous-tailed ShrikeLanius phoenicuroides
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
- Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corrusca
- Azure-winged MagpieCyanopica cyanus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
Other birds33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- Little BustardTetrax tetraxNT
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Great bustardOtis tarda
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- African CrakeCrex egregia
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
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 March to April and from September to October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan14°/5°68 mm
- Feb16°/5°54 mm
- Mar18°/7°65 mm
- Apr21°/9°57 mm
- May25°/12°37 mm
- Jun28°/14°15 mm
- Jul31°/15°5 mm
- Aug31°/16°7 mm
- Sep29°/15°30 mm
- Oct24°/12°84 mm
- Nov18°/8°90 mm
- Dec15°/5°65 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Estuário do Tejo.
Protected area in Portugal
Estuário do Tejo is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Portugal.
282 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 216,740 open records.
The most recorded are the European Stonechat, the Zitting Cisticola and the Mallard.
68 species come for the summer, 60 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
10 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Iberian Grey Shrike and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded from March to April and from September to October.
Get there and watch
- Quinta da Praia das Fontesplace to stay · 7.3 km · 27 within 10 km
- Alcochetenearest town · 7.1 km in a straight line
- Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 14 km in a straight lineCar hire at LIS airport (Lisbon)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
- 7bird hides within 6 km
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmCentro de Interpretação do EVOA
- 27places to stay within 10 kmQuinta da Praia das Fontes, Upon Vila, Pic&Pic and 24 more
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 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 Estuário do Tejo.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas11 mountains within 25 kmServes · 13 kmAlto do Mato de Antão · 18 kmMontemor · 19 kmMonsanto · 20 kmAlto da Toupeira · 20 kmMonfirre · 24 kmMontemuro · 24 kmPinheiro da Cruz · 25 km
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmAstronomical Observatory of LisbonBortle 9 · 21 km↗Planetário de MarinhaBortle 9 · 24 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmCave of Pedra Furada · 16 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.
Estuário do Tejo
Portugal
- 88Birdyas Score
- 282Species
- 134Migrants
- 10Threatened
Estuário do Sado (Special Protection Area)
Portugal · 46 km
- 80Birdyas Score
- 244Species
- 120Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q25447299) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 216,740 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, Darkskyas, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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