Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilts are a very common breeding bird in the Algarve and throughout Portugal.  Always a very nice bird to see and photograph and can be very approachable in saltpans close to roadsides and embankment walkways.

 

 A selection of Black-winged Stilts from Portugal John N Murphy

 

 

Collared Pratincole

These Collared Pratincoles were photographed near a nesting island on a small lake near Penilhos midway between Castro Verde and Mertoela in the Alentejo, Portugal.

 Collared Pratincoles in flight and defending their nests John N Murphy

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Just back after a week in sunny Portugal, where for the second year running I managed to catch up with Great Spotted Cuckoo near Casevel , North of Castro Verde in the Alentejo.  Other good birds seen here were Rollers, Great and Little Bustards, Spanish Imperial Eagles, Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Collared Pratincoles and Calandra Larks.  Here are a few shots of this years Great Spotted Cuckoo.

Great Spotted Cuckoo near Casevel, Portugal John N Murphy