Portugal Ramsar wetland
Lagoa de Óbidos
245 bird species recorded; the most from September to October.
Dipl. Ing. Guido Grassow · Public domain
This month here
150 species in January.150 species in February.146 species in March.148 species in April.139 species in May.122 species in June.134 species in July.151 species in August.158 species in September.165 species in October.146 species in November.150 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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NTVUNTVUNTNT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
245 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).
- 245Speciesrecorded more than once
- 101Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 13ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 70,925Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 17Raptors
- 5Owls
- 32Waders
- 30Gulls & seabirds
- 28Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 87Songbirds
- 29Other 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 245 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
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Leach's Storm PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoaVU
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Ducks & geese28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds87 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Great titParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
- Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Other birds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- Colinus virginianusColinus virginianus
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.
- Jan14°/10°85 mm
- Feb14°/10°60 mm
- Mar16°/11°69 mm
- Apr17°/12°65 mm
- May19°/14°40 mm
- Jun20°/16°16 mm
- Jul21°/17°6 mm
- Aug22°/18°10 mm
- Sep22°/17°29 mm
- Oct20°/16°93 mm
- Nov17°/13°102 mm
- Dec15°/11°76 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lagoa de Óbidos.
Lake in Portugal
Lagoa de Óbidos is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Portugal.
245 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 70,925 open records.
The most recorded are the Grey Heron, the Mallard and the Black-headed Gull.
43 species come for the summer, 52 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
13 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Iberian Grey Shrike and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded from September to October.
Get there and watch
- Huttopia Óbidoscampsite · 1.6 km · 12 within 10 km
- Azenha Guest Houseplace to stay · 2.5 km · 52 within 10 km
- Nadadouronearest town · 1.8 km in a straight line
- Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 70 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
- 2observation towers within 6 km
- 3marked trails within 4 kmTrilhos do Mar, Trilho dos Patos Reais
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmPosto de Turismo
- 9viewpoints within 5 kmMiradouro do Gronho and 8 more
- 58car parks within 3 km
- 28restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 12campsites within 10 kmHuttopia Óbidos, Camping Orbitur Foz do Arelho, Casa Azzurra and 9 more
- 52places to stay within 10 kmAzenha Guest House, Quinta da Foz, Água d'Alma Hotel and 49 more
- bird hides 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 Lagoa de Óbidos.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas8 mountains within 25 kmSerra do Bouro · 4.9 kmOuteirão · 5.5 kmCiranda · 16 kmPescaria78 m · 19 kmAlto do Garcia · 23 kmCabeça Gorda · 24 kmMonte de São Bartolomeu156 m · 24 kmOuteiro da Cabeça · 25 km
Coastya9 beaches within 10 kmPraia do Bom Sucesso · 3.2 km↗Praia de Rei Cortiço · 3.5 km↗Praia da Estrela · 3.9 kmPraia d'El Rei · 6.2 kmPraia do Pico da Antena · 7.2 kmPraia do Pico da Mota · 8.1 kmPraia de Point Fabril · 8.7 kmPraia da Almagreira · 9.7 km↗
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmBerlenga Grande IslandBortle 3 · 26 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.
Lagoa de Óbidos
Portugal
- 87Birdyas Score
- 245Species
- 101Migrants
- 13Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1800558) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 70,925 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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