`The field` above the lagoon

After a few days observing the lagoon area I passed the viewing hide and continued walking north into the scrub.

I came a cross a mud-stoney field that had been worked. It was busy with birds.

A Bluethroat was on the hop, loads of Crested Larks, Spotless Starlings, Waxbill,  White Wagtails, a good few Red legged Partridge were out in the open but always close to the borders where they can scurry into foliage when the Marsh Harrier comes. A nice male Black Redstart was showing well

Then bird of the week came onto a post, an Iberian Grey Shrike and that makes the day!

Bluethroat

Black Redstart

Iberian Grey Shrike

Crested Lark

                                                            Waxbill

Red legged Partridge - Willbrook

 I was trolling my way back home from Corofin through Willbrook , I slowed at the Pine forest to the sound of Finches in the trees as I did  a colorless small game bird, to small for a female Pheasant was walking away from me along the roadside grasses. The Red legged Partridge jumped and showed its colorful side and skulked under the brush not to be seen

Birds of Saint Eulalia , Algarve Portugal

The first few days of my xmas family holiday in the Algarve
I have stayed local with a morning walk to myself along the beach to find local birds seen around St Eualia beach area.
A dried flood run off that goes aroung the carpark was useful with Hoopoes , Common Waxbills, Black Redstarts and Chiffchaff were on show.
Serins were tweeting away in the Pines and Red legged Partridge, Fan-tailed Warbler were seen in the scrub area around the headland.
Not a bad start

Hoopoe

Common Waxbill

Red legged Partridge

Serin

Black Redstart

Fan-tailed Warbler