Portugal Special Protection Area for birds
Montesinho / Nogueira
108 bird species recorded; the most in August.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
32 species in January.20 species in February.20 species in March.65 species in April.79 species in May.75 species in June.55 species in July.86 species in August.51 species in September.40 species in October.37 species in November.28 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.
VU
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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
108 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).
- 108Speciesrecorded more than once
- 51Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,782Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 762 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 13Raptors
- 2Owls
- 1Waders
- 1Storks & cranes
- 73Songbirds
- 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 108 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds73 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Subalpine WarblerSylvia cantillans
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European SwiftApus apus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan7°/0°87 mm
- Feb8°/-1°66 mm
- Mar11°/1°77 mm
- Apr14°/3°65 mm
- May19°/6°46 mm
- Jun24°/10°32 mm
- Jul28°/12°18 mm
- Aug28°/12°19 mm
- Sep24°/10°32 mm
- Oct17°/6°93 mm
- Nov10°/2°82 mm
- Dec7°/0°90 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Montesinho / Nogueira.
Protected area in Portugal
Montesinho / Nogueira is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Portugal, 762 m above the sea.
108 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,782 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Blackbird, the European Robin and the Eurasian Chaffinch.
38 species come for the summer, 11 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove and Iberian Grey Shrike.
The most species are recorded in August.
Get there and watch
- Cepo Verdecampsite · 2.1 km · 4 within 10 km
- Casa da Barriadaplace to stay · 1.7 km · 9 within 10 km
- Vinhaisnearest town · 10 km in a straight line
- Bragança Airport (BGC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 15 km in a straight lineCar hire at VGO airport (Vigo)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
- 2marked trails within 4 kmCamino Portugués de la vía de la Plata, Termas do Tuela
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 4campsites within 10 kmCepo Verde, Parque Biológico de Vinhais and 2 more
- 9places to stay within 10 kmCasa da Barriada, Moinho do Caniço, Casa da Bica and 6 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks 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 Montesinho / Nogueira.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas31 mountains within 25 kmRock of the Three Kingdoms1,025 m · 16 kmPicoto da Pousa · 17 kmAlto do Vale da Grua · 18 kmMonte Crasto · 20 kmAlto da Escaladinha · 21 kmCastelo de Pinela · 22 kmMonte da Igrejinha · 24 kmAlto dos Lombos da Vila · 25 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Montesinho / Nogueira
Portugal
- 54Birdyas Score
- 108Species
- 51Migrants
- 2Threatened
Douro Internacional e Vale do Águeda
Portugal · 85 km
- 57Birdyas Score
- 141Species
- 57Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q63378412) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,782 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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