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0 5 Spotting

Spotting

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

Ria

2 0 Flamingo

Flamingo

by mendes.madalenaFaro, Algarve, Portugal

Ria

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by WombatFaro, Algarve, Portugal

Spotted in the Ria

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by WombatFaro, Algarve, Portugal

Spotted in the Ria

0 2 Spotting

Spotting

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

Spotted in the Ria

0 0 Greater Flamingo

Greater Flamingo

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

Flamingo-comum (Portuguese)

0 0 Mallard

Mallard

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

Ria

0 0 Eurasian Spoonbill

Eurasian Spoonbill

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

Colhereiro (Portuguese)

0 0 Eurasian Spoonbill

Eurasian Spoonbill

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

Colhereiro (Portuguese)

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

Spotted in the Ria

0 0 Eurasian Spoonbill

Eurasian Spoonbill

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

Ria

0 0 Ice plant

Ice plant

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

Ria

0 0 Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

Ria

2 6 Spotting

Spotting

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

Spotted in the Ria

0 0 Ant

Ant

by mendes.madalenaAlgarve, Portugal

Ria

0 0 Fiddler crab

Fiddler crab

by mendes.madalenaAlgarve, Portugal

Caranguejo violinista https://youtu.be/4ujyD_GMsTg

2 0 Flamingo

Flamingo

by mendes.madalenaAlgarve, Portugal

large pink bird with long legs and thick beak, juveniles are white

0 1 White Egret

White Egret

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

Graça-branca-pequena (Portuguese)

0 0 Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

Gaivota-d'asa-escura (Portuguese)

1 2 Spotting

Spotting

by mendes.madalenaAlgarve, Portugal

brown small insects 1 cm

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by mendes.madalenaAlgarve, Portugal

small Hymenoptera

0 0 Sea hare

Sea hare

by mendes.madalenaFaro, Algarve, Portugal

Lebre do mar

1 0 Little tern

Little tern

by mendes.madalenaAlgarve, Portugal

whitish bird with black cap and "mask" and an orange thin beak

3 2 Spider

Spider

by mendes.madalenaAlgarve, Portugal

Aragog like spider (Harry Potter ref) brown and a little bit hairy with blue ...

2 5 Sanderling

Sanderling

by DangermouseAlgarve, Portugal

Chestnut colouring on back, most likely breeding or summer plumage.

0 0 European Green Crab

European Green Crab

by mendes.madalenaFaro, Algarve, Portugal

https://youtu.be/vidi-FzyJ-Q

0 0 Sea hare

Sea hare

by mendes.madalenaFaro, Algarve, Portugal

I only discovered this sea hare at home when i was looking at the photographs!

0 0 Kentish Plover

Kentish Plover

by mendes.madalenaFaro, Algarve, Portugal

Borrelho-de-coleira-interrompida https://youtu.be/AFdyGNu8_Iw

0 0 White Stork

White Stork

by mendes.madalenaAlgarve, Portugal

Large bird with red beak and legs, white body and black wings. Very common in ...

0 0 Whimbrel

Whimbrel

by mendes.madalenaAlgarve, Portugal

"This is a fairly large wader though mid-sized as a member of the curlew genus. ...

2 0 White stork

White stork

by DangermouseAlgarve, Portugal

Large, distinctive bird with black and white markings, long red legs and long, ...

6 2 Toutinegra-de-cabeça-preta (Fêmea)

Toutinegra-de-cabeça-preta (Fêmea)

by Cláudio MarquesAlgarve, Portugal

15 cm. Founded in Ria

2 4 Pied avocet

Pied avocet

by DangermouseAlgarve, Portugal

Striking black and white bird. Long black long and long black bill which curves ...

0 1 Pied avocet chicks

Pied avocet chicks

by DangermouseAlgarve, Portugal

Chick of the pied avocet. Small and dumpy-looking, with white and grey ...

0 0 Mallard

Mallard

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

The male birds have a bright green or blue head, while the female's is light ...

2 0 Greater Flamingo

Greater Flamingo

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

This is the largest species of flamingo, averaging 110–150 cm (43–60 in) tall ...

1 0 Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt

by mendes.madalenaAlgarve, Portugal

"Adults are 33–36 cm long. They have long pink legs, a long thin black bill and ...

0 0 Sweet Thorn

Sweet Thorn

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

It is a shrub or small to medium-sized tree which grows to height of 12m. ...

0 1 Sanderling

Sanderling

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

The Sanderling is a small plump sandpiper, 18–20 cm in length. Its weight ...

0 0 cuttlefish bone

cuttlefish bone

by mendes.madalenaAlgarve, Portugal

Cuttlebones i found at the lagoon and beach really huge up to 30 ...

1 0 Northern Shoveler

Northern Shoveler

by WombatFaro, Algarve, Portugal

This species is unmistakable in the northern hemisphere due to its large ...

0 0 Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant

by WombatAlgarve, Portugal

The Great Cormorant is a large black bird, but there is a wide variation in ...

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