• Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) resident 1)
• Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) Mar. -Apr. /Sep. -Oct. 2)
• Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) Apr. -Sep. / winter 3)
• Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) Sep.-Mar. 4)
• Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) resident; rare 5)
• Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Apr. -Sep. 6)
• Iberian Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cooki) resident 7)
• Black-headed Weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus) resident 8)
• Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) Oct.-Jan.; rare 9)
• Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) resident
• Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata) winter; rare
• Red-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis) Apr.-Sep.
• Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) resident
• Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) Mar. -Apr. /Sep. -Oct. 2)
• Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) Apr. -Sep. / winter 3)
• Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) Sep.-Mar. 4)
• Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) resident; rare 5)
• Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Apr. -Sep. 6)
• Iberian Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cooki) resident 7)
• Black-headed Weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus) resident 8)
• Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) Oct.-Jan.; rare 9)
• Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) resident
• Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata) winter; rare
• Red-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis) Apr.-Sep.
• Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) resident
• Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) resident
• Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala) resident
• White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) resident
• Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) resident
• Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) resident
• Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) resident
• Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) resident
• Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) resident
• Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) resident
• Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus) Mar.-Oct.
• Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla) resident
• Serin ( Serinus serinus) resident
• Cetti’s Warbler (Cettia cetti) resident
• Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala) resident
• White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) resident
• Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) resident
• Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) resident
• Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) resident
• Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) resident
• Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) resident
• Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) resident
• Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus) Mar.-Oct.
• Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla) resident
• Serin ( Serinus serinus) resident
• Cetti’s Warbler (Cettia cetti) resident
Common Birds | Quinta do Lago
PLEASE NOTE: most of the notable species found along the contiguous Ludo Trail can also be spotted in Quinta do Lago; the following list is not exhaustive – very common or widespread species were not considered.
•—- Avocet: Recurvirostra avosetta; •—- Bar-tailed Godwit: Limosa lapponica; •—- Black-headed Gull: Larus ridibundus; •—- Black-tailed Godwit: Limosa limosa; •—- Common Coot: Fulica atra; •—- Common Greenshank: Tringa nebularia; •—- Common Kingfisher: Alcedo atthis; •—- Common Moorhen: Gallinula chloropus; •—- Common Pochard: Aythya ferina; •—- Common Redshank: Tringa totanus; •—- Common Snipe: Gallinago gallinago; •—- Common Teal: Anas crecca; •—- Curlew: Numenius arquata; •—- Eurasian Wigeon: Anas penelope; •—- European Stonechat: Saxicola rubicola (torquatus); •—- Gadwall: Anas strepera; •—- Great Cormorant: Phalacrocorax carbo; •—- Great Crested Grebe: Podiceps cristatus; •—- Grey Heron: Ardea cinerea; •—- Grey Plover: Pluvialis squatarola; •—- Little Egret: Egretta garzetta; •—- Little Grebe: Tachybaptus ruficollis; •—- Mallard: Anas platyrhynchos; •—- Meadow Pipit: Anthus pratensis; •—- Mediterranean Gull: Larus melanocephalus; •—- Mistle Thrush: Turdus viscivorus; •—- Northern Shoveler: Anas clypeata; •—- Tufted Duck: Aythya fuligula;
Featured Animal | Quinta do Lago

Featured Plant | Quinta do Lago
