Portugal Special Protection Area for birds
Lagoa Pequena
264 bird species recorded; the most from September to October.
Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0
This month here
162 species in January.155 species in February.166 species in March.162 species in April.139 species in May.135 species in June.153 species in July.168 species in August.202 species in September.186 species in October.170 species in November.166 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
264 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).
- 264Speciesrecorded more than once
- 136Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 10ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 144,621Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 19Raptors
- 5Owls
- 32Waders
- 33Gulls & seabirds
- 23Ducks & geese
- 18Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 100Songbirds
- 31Other 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 264 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
Waders32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Gulls & seabirds33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
Ducks & geese23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herons, ibises & grebes18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds100 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great titParus major
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Iberian MagpieCyanopica cooki
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Crested mynaAcridotheres cristatellus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
- Sunda Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
Other birds31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European SwiftApus apus
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollisNT
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
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
Lagoa Pequena.
Protected area in Portugal
Lagoa Pequena is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Portugal.
264 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 144,621 open records.
The most recorded are the Grey Heron, the Carrion Crow and the Coot.
61 species come for the summer, 69 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
10 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Common Pochard and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from September to October.
Get there and watch
- Parque de Campismo Hortênciascampsite · 1.7 km · 13 within 10 km
- SkylineVillaplace to stay · 6.5 km · 62 within 10 km
- Sesimbranearest town · 9.7 km in a straight line
- Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 29 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
- 1bird hides within 6 km
- 9observation towers within 6 kmPosto de Vigia Monte Apostiça, Posto de Vigia Cabo da Malha and 7 more
- 1marked trails within 4 kmCaminho do Atlântico (Troço Concelho Sesimbra)
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmEspaço Interpretativo da Lagoa Pequena, Centro de Interpretação da Mata dos Medos
- 4viewpoints within 5 kmCabo da Malha and 3 more
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 5restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 13campsites within 10 kmParque de Campismo Hortências, O Repouso, Valbom and 10 more
- 62places to stay within 10 kmSkylineVilla, O Patio, Aroeira Golf View and 59 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 Lagoa Pequena.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas24 mountains within 25 kmCabeço da Pedra · 3.5 kmQuintola · 8.5 kmAlto do Toguinho · 8.6 kmPinheiro da Cruz · 11 kmAlto da Pena · 13 kmFormosinho · 14 kmAlto do Monte Abraão92 m · 15 kmArrábida Mountain501 m · 16 km
Coastya7 beaches within 10 kmPraia da Lagoa de Albufeira · 3.6 kmPraia do Meco · 5.0 kmPraia Fonte da Telha · 7.0 kmPraia das Bicas · 7.6 kmPraia da Foz · 8.9 kmPraia do Ouro · 9.7 kmPraia da Sereia · 10 km
Darkskyas2 dark-sky places within 30 kmPlanetário de MarinhaBortle 9 · 20 kmAstronomical Observatory of LisbonBortle 9 · 21 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 Pequena
Portugal
- 87Birdyas Score
- 264Species
- 136Migrants
- 10Threatened
Estuário do Sado (Special Protection Area)
Portugal · 38 km
- 80Birdyas Score
- 244Species
- 120Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q63378407) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 144,621 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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