We have been birdwatching at the Santo André and Sancha lagoons which are close-by and we were just waiting for better weather. Well the weather improved so we went there 3 times. This is the first report of the 25th of March and what we spotted there. We saw a lot more but could not get a positive ID.

Below are some photos we took and here is the list:

Great Crested Grebe
Little Egret
Great White Egret
Red-crested Pochard
Cattle Egret
Common Coot
Great Cormorant
White Stork
Marsh Harrier
Wryneck
House Sparrow
Barn Swallow
Sand Martin
Common Stonechat
Golden Oriole
Southern Grey Shrike
Azure-winged Magpie
Chaffinch
European Serin
European Goldfinch
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Carrion Crow
Red-legged Partridge
Mallard
Turtle Dove
Common Teal
Greenfinch
Blackbird
Wood Pigeon
Spotless Starling
Grey Wagtail

Red-crested Pochard, Krooneend, Kolbenente, Pato-de-bico-vermelho, Pato Colorado

Great Cormorant, Aalscholver, Kormoran, Corvo-marinho-de-faces-brancas, Cormoran Grande

Little Egret, Kleine Zilverreiger, Seidenreiher, Garca-branca-pequena, Garceta Comun

Great White Egret, Grote Zilverreiger, Silbereiher, Garca-branca-grande, Garceta Grande

Alentejo, Portugal