Portugal Ramsar wetland
Paul de Arzila
160 bird species recorded; the most in March, in June and from September to October.
Carlos Eduardo Joos · CC BY 2.0
This month here
99 species in January.99 species in February.103 species in March.99 species in April.90 species in May.101 species in June.93 species in July.101 species in August.102 species in September.106 species in October.91 species in November.99 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
160 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).
- 160Speciesrecorded more than once
- 77Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 19,219Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 16Raptors
- 6Owls
- 7Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 6Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 81Songbirds
- 25Other 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 160 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Ducks & geese6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds81 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great titParus major
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Other birds25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- CootFulica atra
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
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 March, in June and from September to October.
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 de Arzila.
Paul de Arzila is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Portugal.
160 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 19,219 open records.
The most recorded are the White Stork, the Carrion Crow and the European Robin.
36 species come for the summer, 36 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove and Iberian Grey Shrike.
The most species are recorded in March, in June and from September to October.
Get there and watch
- VisitingHours in OpenStreetMap: 24/7Official site↗
- Área Serviço Autocaravanas de Condeixacampsite · 8.3 km · 1 within 10 km
- Quinta do Mourãoplace to stay · 6.3 km · 12 within 10 km
- Ribeira de Fradesnearest town · 7.5 km in a straight line
- Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 84 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
- 1observation towers within 6 kmTorre do Relógio
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 7restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmÁrea Serviço Autocaravanas de Condeixa
- 12places to stay within 10 kmQuinta do Mourão, Palácio de São Silvestre Boutique Hotel, Quinta das Tamengas and 9 more
- marked trails within 4 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 de Arzila.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas6 mountains within 25 kmSerra de São Domingos · 9.7 kmSerra do Círculo · 13 kmSerra do Rabaçal · 16 kmSerra do Bicanho · 17 kmSerra dos Carvalhos · 18 kmSerra Gorda · 24 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.
Paul de Arzila
Portugal
- 63Birdyas Score
- 160Species
- 77Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7154570) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 19,219 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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