A return visit to this super birding area along the San Lourenco golf course at Quinta do Lago. The walk begins at the car park on Avenue Ayrton Senna. In the pine trees to the right, I have seen Crested Tit, Short-toed Treecreeper and Iberian Green Woodpecker. Continuing the path, the lake viewed from the opposite side to the car park. The object of today's visit was to revisit the Green Heron which arrived after the hurricane in America and, became the first record for Portugal. It has remained here for several weeks however despite being on site for two and a half hours, the heron did not show at all in its favoured areas. During my watch for the Green Heron, I was able to see many of the wildfowl wintering on the lakes for instance, these superb Pintails. Unlike in the U.K, the Tufted Duck is uncommon in this part of Portugal and only two pairs were here today. It was the first time I had seen Wigeon on this lake though many are often on the lakes to the East. A handsome male Shoveler. A few Glossy Ibis in winter plumage were mobile around the lake. Little Grebe and Purple Gallinule. It was not only the Green Heron which proved absent today, I didn't see Little Bittern and not even a single Kingfisher which was most unusual.
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