Site Report: Ponta do Rosto, Portugal

Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia) - and Island Canary on Right

Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia) - and Island Canary on Right

Island Canary (Serinus canaria)

Island Canary (Serinus canaria)

Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia) - and Island Canary on Right

Island Canary (Serinus canaria)

Mirador

Map of Site Report: Ponta do Rosto, Portugal

Visits

2026-08-21: We found out late that advance reservations are required for Ponta do Furado. We went to a lesser mirador nearby.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (8 records, 2 images)

Phylum: Chordates (8 records, 2 images)

Class: Birds (8 records, 2 images)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (1 record)
- Family: Swifts
- Plain Swift (Apus unicolor)

Order: Pelicans (1 record)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Order: Perching Birds (3 records)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Island Canary (Serinus canaria)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Spectacled Warbler (Curruca conspicillata)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)

Order: Turkey-like birds (1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)

Lifelists

Trips

No trip reports available.