Portugal Ramsar wetland
Boquilobo Bog Natural Reserve
230 bird species recorded; the most from March to April.
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This month here
149 species in January.145 species in February.168 species in March.166 species in April.146 species in May.121 species in June.130 species in July.147 species in August.150 species in September.139 species in October.131 species in November.141 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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NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
230 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).
- 230Speciesrecorded more than once
- 114Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 85,655Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 21Raptors
- 7Owls
- 23Waders
- 8Gulls & seabirds
- 21Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 97Songbirds
- 34Other 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 230 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
Owls7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
Gulls & seabirds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Ducks & geese21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds97 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Great titParus major
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
Other birds34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Great bustardOtis tarda
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Little BustardTetrax tetraxNT
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- African Collared DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
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.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan14°/5°84 mm
- Feb15°/5°63 mm
- Mar17°/7°71 mm
- Apr20°/9°64 mm
- May23°/11°42 mm
- Jun26°/14°18 mm
- Jul28°/15°6 mm
- Aug29°/15°10 mm
- Sep27°/14°32 mm
- Oct22°/12°94 mm
- Nov17°/8°100 mm
- Dec14°/6°76 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Boquilobo Bog Natural Reserve.
Protected area in Portugal
Boquilobo Bog Natural Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Portugal.
230 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 85,655 open records.
The most recorded are the House Sparrow, the Eurasian Blackbird and the European Greenfinch.
55 species come for the summer, 54 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Iberian Grey Shrike and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from March to April.
Get there and watch
- VisitingHours in OpenStreetMap: 24/7Official site↗
- Parque de Campismo Municipal da Golegãcampsite · 4.2 km · 2 within 10 km
- Casas da Piedadeplace to stay · 3.0 km · 18 within 10 km
- Azinhaganearest town · 4.3 km in a straight line
- Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 85 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
- 1marked trails within 4 kmCaminho Português Central
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmCentro de Interpretação da Reserva Natural do Paul do Boquilobo
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmParque de Campismo Municipal da Golegã
- 18places to stay within 10 kmCasas da Piedade, Casa de Azzancha, Hotel Lusitano and 15 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- car parks within 3 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 Boquilobo Bog Natural Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas8 mountains within 25 kmCabeço Gordo · 3.4 kmAlto d'Águia · 7.8 kmCabeço da Mata · 11 kmCabeço João Viegas · 14 kmCabeço Barreiro · 19 kmSerra do Cheirinho · 20 kmCabeço Sobreiro · 23 kmCabeços de Marvila · 25 km
Cavernyas3 caves within 20 kmGrutas existentes na freguesia de Lapas · 12 kmCave of Aroeira · 15 kmLapa do Picareiro · 19 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.
Boquilobo Bog Natural Reserve
Portugal
- 75Birdyas Score
- 230Species
- 114Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q4944223) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 85,655 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, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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