Portugal Special Protection Area for birds
Serra do Gerês
109 bird species recorded; the most in June and in August.
o_andras · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
39 species in January.52 species in February.57 species in March.60 species in April.64 species in May.78 species in June.71 species in July.73 species in August.52 species in September.45 species in October.50 species in November.46 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.
NT
NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
109 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).
- 109Speciesrecorded more than once
- 45Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,704Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 376 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 14Raptors
- 3Owls
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 2Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 72Songbirds
- 15Other 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 109 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds72 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great titParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
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 June and in August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan9°/2°143 mm
- Feb10°/2°95 mm
- Mar13°/3°122 mm
- Apr16°/5°95 mm
- May19°/8°68 mm
- Jun24°/11°44 mm
- Jul28°/12°25 mm
- Aug28°/12°33 mm
- Sep25°/11°46 mm
- Oct18°/8°152 mm
- Nov12°/4°144 mm
- Dec10°/2°138 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Serra do Gerês.
Protected area in Portugal
Serra do Gerês is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Portugal, 376 m above the sea.
109 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,704 open records.
The most recorded are the European Robin, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Blackcap.
31 species come for the summer, 14 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in June and in August.
Get there and watch
- Parque de Campismo da Travancacampsite · 5.3 km · 4 within 10 km
- Casa Serra de Soajoplace to stay · 1.3 km · 17 within 10 km
- Mozelosnearest town · 12 km in a straight line
- Vigo Airport (VGO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 49 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
- 1bird hides within 6 km
- 1observation towers within 6 kmPosto de Vigia Gião
- 15marked trails within 4 kmTrilho do Ramil, Romeiros da Peneda – Rota de Soajo, Grande Rota de Montanha do Alto Minho - Ponte da Barca and 12 more
- 4visitor centres within 6 kmPosto de Turismo, Centro Interpretativo e Etnográfico de Soajo, Porta do Mezio and 1 more
- 8viewpoints within 5 kmMiradouro dos Cruzeiros, Miradouro de Tibo, Miradouro das águas vertentes and 5 more
- 7car parks within 3 km
- 10restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 4campsites within 10 kmParque de Campismo da Travanca, Lima Escape, Campamento Xuvenil dos Penedos do Xacinto and 1 more
- 17places to stay within 10 kmCasa Serra de Soajo, Casa do Adro, Casa da Gandarela and 14 more
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Serra do Gerês.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas25 mountains within 25 kmAlto das Bezerreiras · 6.6 kmMonte del Quinxo · 8.7 kmSerra Amarela1,362 m · 9.2 kmSerra de Santa Eufemia · 9.5 kmAlto da Preguiça · 12 kmNevosa1,546 m · 19 kmGerês Mountains1,548 m · 19 kmSerra de Santa Isabel676 m · 21 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmVilarinho da Furna Reservoir2.2 km² · 13 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmGerês MountainsBortle 3 · 19 km
Cascadyas2 waterfalls within 15 kmCascata da Peneda · 10 kmCascata da Portela do Homem · 14 km
Riveryasthe river nearbyLima River135 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.
Serra do Gerês
Portugal
- 51Birdyas Score
- 109Species
- 45Migrants
- 1Threatened
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- 77Birdyas Score
- 219Species
- 117Migrants
- 6Threatened
Complexo Intermareal Umia-O Grove
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- 86Birdyas Score
- 203Species
- 100Migrants
- 12Threatened
Dunas de Corrubedo and Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán Natural Park
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- 85Birdyas Score
- 199Species
- 88Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q63378429) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,704 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, Lakeyas, Darkskyas, Cascadyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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