A quick walk around the Pinhal Ceramica in Sagres this morning showed small birds busy once again in the trees. For late September and early October, it has been an unseasonably quiet time for reasons that appear uncertain, possibly the weather further North diverted many birds. It was a great relief after such a quiet week, to see Spotted Flycatchers darting out for flies and two or three Willow Warblers sharing the same conifer branch. Pied Flycatchers were here also but Spotted's were in the majority. A nice find was this Ortolon Bunting, a species I've not seen in the wood before. Later on at Cabranosa, the ground appeared very quiet until almost midday. Suddenly, small birds flew through the trees, the majority being Spotted Flycatchers here too.
Other species seen included Cirl Bunting, Crested Tits, Common Redstarts, Pied Flycatchers, Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers and Whitethroat. Turtle Doves and a Wryneck flew through the clearings. Let's hope the next week brings more of these beautiful birds to the Sagres peninsula. Comments are closed.
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