Salgados Lagoon Algarve Portugal 2025

 Cant believe it was 7 years ago since I came here to the lagoon  for the 1st time and I always promised myself to return so I booked a Villa for a week 10 minute walk away from the lagoon and got away from some awful weather back home..

Along the boardwalk into the reserve it takes a a bit of time as the diversity of birdlife is amazing  you can collect birds such as Cattle Egret , Cetti`s Warbler , Fan tailed Warbler, Audouins Gull , Caspain Tern plus more.

The islands within the lagoon are essential to life here and its a safe haven for birds, apart from the Marsh Harriers that are consistently on the hunt scaring ducks

The grass and bushland surrounding the lagoon feed Wagtails and Pipits ,Greenfinch, Golfinch, Waxbills, Serin and Bluethroat 

Audouins Gulls,and Yellow legged Gulls sharing the sand islands with Teal, Shovelar, lapwing and a few Golden Plover

Booted Eagle. one of two pale morphs that were circling high above the lagoon

Marsh Harriers are consistent here with three birds seen at once  

Hundreds of Crag Martin wizz over the water with the occasional Swallow and House Martin to be seen among them

Glossy Ibis are common with over forty seen during the morning

Stone chat

The Ludo Jan 2024

 I love to come into the Ludo NP in the Ria Formosa , every time I come it shares a wildlife moment me.

A fantastic place to get close to water birds and miles of good walking in predominantly good weather.

Flamongos, |Spoonbill, Avocet, Black winged Stilt, Black tailed Godwits, Dunlin, Sanderling , Common Sandpiper and Caspain Terns.

 Raptors were here too with Osprey, Booted Eagles, Marsh Harriers and Peregrine all seen within the walk.

Pochard, Pintail, Shovelar and Gadwall made up the ducks and a I found a 1st winter Red-rumped Swallow that has overstayed hawking the pond with Crag Martins

Osprey

Spoonbill

1st winter Red-rumped Swallow

Crag Martin

Pochard

Peregrine  Falcon