Portugal Special Protection Area for birds
Cabo Raso
242 bird species recorded; the most from September to October.
Walterpeitz · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
142 species in January.135 species in February.158 species in March.160 species in April.148 species in May.130 species in June.128 species in July.158 species in August.178 species in September.174 species in October.162 species in November.139 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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VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
242 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).
- 242Speciesrecorded more than once
- 116Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 9ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 104,248Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 14Raptors
- 5Owls
- 26Waders
- 46Gulls & seabirds
- 18Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 93Songbirds
- 28Other 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 242 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 KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
Gulls & seabirds46 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Great shearwaterPuffinus gravis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanVU
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Leach's Storm PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoaVU
- Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Barolo ShearwaterPuffinus baroli
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Band-rumped Storm PetrelOceanodroma castro
- Swinhoe's Storm PetrelOceanodroma monorhisNT
- West African Crested TernThalasseus albididorsalis
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Little AukAlle alle
Ducks & geese18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- GadwallMareca strepera
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds93 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Crested mynaAcridotheres cristatellus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Red-billed LeiothrixLeiothrix lutea
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Atlantic CanarySerinus canaria
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Other birds28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Plain SwiftApus unicolor
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- 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 from September to October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan15°/11°65 mm
- Feb15°/11°51 mm
- Mar16°/12°60 mm
- Apr17°/13°54 mm
- May19°/15°31 mm
- Jun21°/17°11 mm
- Jul22°/18°3 mm
- Aug23°/18°6 mm
- Sep22°/18°25 mm
- Oct21°/17°79 mm
- Nov17°/14°92 mm
- Dec15°/12°64 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Cabo Raso.
Protected area in Portugal
Cabo Raso is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Portugal.
242 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 104,248 open records.
The most recorded are the Northern gannet, the Yellow-legged Gull and the Black Redstart.
55 species come for the summer, 47 for the winter and 14 only pass through.
9 are threatened worldwide, including Balearic shearwater, Black-legged kittiwake and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from September to October.
Get there and watch
- VisitingHours in OpenStreetMap: 24/7Official site↗
- Orbitur Guinchocampsite · 2.2 km · 1 within 10 km
- Senhora da Guiaplace to stay · 3.1 km · 118 within 10 km
- Cobrenearest town · 4.5 km in a straight line
- Cascais Airport (CAT)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 12 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
- 10marked trails within 4 kmRota das Quintas, Rota do Litoral do Guincho, Caminho do Atlântico (Troço Cabo Raso - Abano) and 7 more
- 5visitor centres within 6 kmCentro de Interpretação da Duna da Cresmina, Posto Turismo and 3 more
- 5viewpoints within 5 km
- 38car parks within 3 km
- 19restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmOrbitur Guincho
- 118places to stay within 10 kmSenhora da Guia, Hotel Pestana Cascais, Nice Way Cascais and 115 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 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 Cabo Raso.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas18 mountains within 25 kmCabeço do Soiza · 8.6 kmBicesse · 9.6 kmCruz Alta · 11 kmPenedo do Murselo · 19 kmCabecinho de Pianos · 19 kmSuimo · 20 kmPiedade · 22 kmMama Sul · 23 km
Coastya32 beaches within 10 kmPraia da Arriba · 1.3 km↗Praia da Crismina · 2.0 km↗Praia Grande do Guincho · 2.8 km↗Boca do Inferno · 6.0 km↗Praia da Ribeira de Cascais · 6.1 km↗Praia da Rainha · 6.2 kmPraia Nossa Senhora da Conceição · 6.2 kmPraia da Ursa · 8.2 km
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmPlanetário de MarinhaBortle 9 · 24 kmAstronomical Observatory of LisbonBortle 9 · 26 km↗
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmGruta do Poço Velho · 5.8 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.
Cabo Raso
Portugal
- 84Birdyas Score
- 242Species
- 116Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q63378394) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 104,248 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, Coastya, Darkskyas, Canyonyas, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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