Portugal Special Protection Area for birds
Douro Internacional e Vale do Águeda
141 bird species recorded; the most from May to June.
o_andras · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
71 species in January.65 species in February.89 species in March.89 species in April.95 species in May.101 species in June.85 species in July.87 species in August.58 species in September.57 species in October.69 species in November.58 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.
NTNT
NT
VU
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
141 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).
- 141Speciesrecorded more than once
- 57Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 9,138Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 222 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 17Raptors
- 5Owls
- 4Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 2Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 86Songbirds
- 18Other 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 141 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Eurasian Black VultureAegypius monachusNT
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds86 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Black WheatearOenanthe leucura
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Subalpine WarblerSylvia cantillans
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Azure-winged MagpieCyanopica cyanus
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
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 May to June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan9°/1°117 mm
- Feb11°/1°88 mm
- Mar14°/3°104 mm
- Apr17°/6°87 mm
- May21°/9°54 mm
- Jun28°/13°30 mm
- Jul32°/15°12 mm
- Aug32°/15°19 mm
- Sep28°/13°40 mm
- Oct20°/9°126 mm
- Nov13°/4°114 mm
- Dec10°/1°112 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Douro Internacional e Vale do Águeda.
Protected area in Portugal
Douro Internacional e Vale do Águeda is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Portugal, 222 m above the sea.
141 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 9,138 open records.
The most recorded are the Griffon Vulture, the Eurasian Blackbird and the Egyptian vulture.
32 species come for the summer, 24 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove and Iberian Grey Shrike.
The most species are recorded from May to June.
Get there and watch
- VisitingHours in OpenStreetMap: 24/7Official site↗
- Área de Autocaravanas Miezacampsite · 9.9 km · 2 within 10 km
- Casa de Alpajaresplace to stay · 3.1 km · 13 within 10 km
- Freixo de Espada à Cintanearest town · 3.4 km in a straight line
- Vila Real Airport (VRL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 82 km in a straight lineCar hire in BragancaDiscover 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
- 5marked trails within 4 kmSenda de La Barca, GR36 - Grande Rota do Douro Internacional, Camino de la Barca and 2 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmOficina de Turismo de Vilvestre
- 9viewpoints within 5 kmMirador del Castillo, Palomar, Mirador del Reventón de La Barca and 6 more
- 2campsites within 10 kmÁrea de Autocaravanas Mieza
- 13places to stay within 10 kmCasa de Alpajares, Residencial Fatibel, Quinta do Salgueiro and 10 more
- 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 Douro Internacional e Vale do Águeda.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas12 mountains within 25 kmLamelas Frias · 8.0 kmSerra da Taveira · 17 kmSão Cibrão · 18 kmMonte da Maria Mendes · 21 kmAlto da Soalheira · 22 kmCabeço do Servo · 23 kmCabeço do Souto · 24 kmSerra de Figueira · 25 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmSaucelle Reservoir5.1 km² · 2.2 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmCachón del Camaces · 8.5 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.
Douro Internacional e Vale do Águeda
Portugal
- 57Birdyas Score
- 141Species
- 57Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q63378392) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 9,138 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, 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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