Portugal Special Protection Area for birds
Paul da Madriz
188 bird species recorded; the most from March to April and from August to September.
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
109 species in January.104 species in February.118 species in March.112 species in April.105 species in May.95 species in June.96 species in July.113 species in August.112 species in September.110 species in October.107 species in November.108 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
188 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).
- 188Speciesrecorded more than once
- 86Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 46,812Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 15Raptors
- 5Owls
- 15Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 19Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 85Songbirds
- 26Other 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 188 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Ducks & geese19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Fulvous Whistling-duckDendrocygna bicolor
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruber
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds85 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Other birds26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
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 August to September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan13°/6°108 mm
- Feb14°/6°78 mm
- Mar16°/8°84 mm
- Apr18°/9°77 mm
- May22°/11°51 mm
- Jun24°/14°23 mm
- Jul26°/15°8 mm
- Aug27°/15°14 mm
- Sep26°/14°38 mm
- Oct22°/12°112 mm
- Nov17°/9°118 mm
- Dec14°/6°94 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Paul da Madriz.
Protected area in Portugal
Paul da Madriz is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Portugal.
188 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 46,812 open records.
The most recorded are the Blackcap, the European Robin and the Mallard.
38 species come for the summer, 43 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Iberian Grey Shrike and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded from March to April and from August to September.
Get there and watch
- VisitingHours in OpenStreetMap: 24/7Official site↗
- Zoo Europaradisecampsite · 8.3 km · 3 within 10 km
- Abade Joãoplace to stay · 6.4 km · 5 within 10 km
- Alfarelosnearest town · 2.8 km in a straight line
- Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 92 km in a straight lineCar hire at OPO airport (Porto)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
- 2bird hides within 6 km
- 1marked trails within 4 kmRota do Arroz
- 6car parks within 3 km
- 3restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 kmZoo Europaradise
- 5places to stay within 10 kmAbade João, Triana - Alojamento Local, Hotel Garça Real and 2 more
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Paul da Madriz.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas6 mountains within 25 kmSerra do Bicanho · 8.3 kmSerra do Círculo · 13 kmSerra de São Domingos · 15 kmSerra do Rabaçal · 16 kmSerra Gorda · 16 kmSerra do Sabugueiro380 m · 22 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Paul da Madriz
Portugal
- 71Birdyas Score
- 188Species
- 86Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q63378401) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 46,812 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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