Little change on today's visit to Pera Marsh. One of the Northern Wheatears was still showing near the car park and there were plenty of Glossy Ibis, all looking very glossy! Sardinian Warblers and Fan-tailed Warblers were in all the scrubby areas however, Chiffchaffs are the most numerous warbler and seem to be everywhere. The local shepherd brought his sheep/goats (?) through the reserve, which provided an excellent opportunity to photograph the Cattle Egrets. They alight on the backs of the sheep and no doubt remove ticks and other unwanted insects. In the afternoon, a tour of the area around Falesia, near Vilamoura proved very successful for Booted Eagles. I have seen several wintering in this area before and today was no exception. In all, 3 pale and 3 dark phase Booteds were in the air and a Marsh Harrier also hunted the reed beds. Two other species I've come across in this location before are Black-shouldered Kite and Penduline Tit.
The kite didn't show, although I noticed one perched on a power line on the way home which was a good bird to get. Penduline Tit weren't about either but I did get a Waxbill to keep still momentarily! Comments are closed.
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