Portugal Ramsar wetland
Paul de Tornada
246 bird species recorded; the most in October.
Threeohsix · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
155 species in January.150 species in February.146 species in March.148 species in April.141 species in May.126 species in June.138 species in July.151 species in August.160 species in September.176 species in October.156 species in November.146 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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NTVUNTVUNTVUNT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
246 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).
- 246Speciesrecorded more than once
- 95Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 13ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 68,358Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 16Raptors
- 7Owls
- 32Waders
- 27Gulls & seabirds
- 28Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 88Songbirds
- 32Other 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 246 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors16 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
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Owls7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Northern Eagle OwlBubo bubo
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Waders32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Leach's Storm PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoaVU
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Ducks & geese28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds88 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Iberian Grey ShrikeLanius meridionalisVU
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- European Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Sardinian WarblerSylvia melanocephala
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Other birds32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Picus sharpeiPicus sharpei
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- 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 in 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
Paul de Tornada.
Protected area in Leiria, Portugal
Paul de Tornada is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Portugal.
246 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 68,358 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Grey Heron and the Eurasian Blackbird.
40 species come for the summer, 50 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
13 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Iberian Grey Shrike and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in October.
Get there and watch
- VisitingHours in OpenStreetMap: 24/7Official site↗
- Camping Orbitur Foz do Arelhocampsite · 5.9 km · 12 within 10 km
- Casal do Gaioplace to stay · 2.9 km · 51 within 10 km
- Salir de Matosnearest town · 4.0 km in a straight line
- Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 74 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
- 3bird hides within 6 km
- 2observation towers within 6 km
- 2marked trails within 4 kmCaminho do Mar, Rota do Paul de Tornada
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmPosto de Turismo
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmMiradouro do Bouro
- 99car parks within 3 km
- 20restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 12campsites within 10 kmCamping Orbitur Foz do Arelho, Parque de Campismo Baía Azul, Casa Azzurra and 9 more
- 51places to stay within 10 kmCasal do Gaio, Europeia Hotel, Pensão Irmãos Unidos and 48 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 Paul de Tornada.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas10 mountains within 25 kmSerra do Bouro · 4.0 kmPescaria78 m · 12 kmOuteirão · 13 kmMonte de São Bartolomeu156 m · 18 kmAguieira129 m · 20 kmMorro da Portela · 21 kmSerra da Lua479 m · 22 kmCiranda · 23 km
Coastya4 beaches within 10 kmPraia de São Martinho do Porto · 6.8 kmPraia da Gralha · 8.7 kmPraia do Bom Sucesso · 9.0 km↗Praia de Rei Cortiço · 9.8 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.
Paul de Tornada
Portugal
- 86Birdyas Score
- 246Species
- 95Migrants
- 13Threatened
Boquilobo Bog Natural Reserve
Portugal · 52 km
- 75Birdyas Score
- 230Species
- 114Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q10346308) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 68,358 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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