I have refrained from making reference to Covid-19 until now, in an attempt to provide a distraction in these horrible times. Having had completely free movement around the Algarve since September which has been wonderful, restrictions have become necessary in some districts (municipalities), including the one in which we live. During the day, we will remain within the district which still provides all our needs and, contains good birding areas on the estuaries and marshes, as well as the coast. In line with the new restrictions, we took a beach walk into Alvor this morning for a coffee. In the harbour, we found this adult Great Black-backed Gull among some local gulls. The GBB Gull is a scarce/rare visitor on parts of the Algarve coast and I have a feeling I saw this bird last winter also. We have several returning winter birds showing up, including the same Rock Pipit at Praia do Mohle as last year. What else does lockdown mean? Well, with a complete absence of people, nature reclaims its environment and it didn't take these gulls long to give the swimming pool a good testing.
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