Friday, February 19, 2010

Calandra Lark


Calandra Lark - Kalanderlerche - Calhandra-real (Melanocorypha calandra). This male has been performing display-flights including the "slow motion wing-beats" that also Lesser Short-toed Lark does, while singing - today, around half way, Faro-Lisboa...

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Larus marinus





Saw this adult Greater Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) in Quarteira this morning.
The species is still considered a rarity in Portugal, but single birds show up with regularity in the Algarve. Mostly youngsters, of course.
The bird was roosting about 5 ms away from a working fisherman but did not bother.






Next to it, a first winter Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) was bearing a type of colour pvc-ring I did not see so far - curious to find out where it comes from.

This Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii) - a winter-guest from the British Isles, was still at the same location where I observed it a month ago...(check an earlier Blog-entry).