10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Most people go to Portugal in July or August to enjoy the three things Portugal is famous for: sun, sand and seafood. Generally speaking, the best months in Portugal are April and September/October but the Lezírias are good year-round. There are three things that are great about Portugal: wine, coffee and the food.

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Portugal Geese Suffering Farming 179

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

I had the good fortune to be asked to represent one of the UK’s national birding magazines ‘Birdwatching’ on a press trip to Southern Portugal earlier this month. After introductions we took a short walk to test out the PDA based site tour guides that visitors can use to guide them along the myriad of forest trails.

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Portugal Legislation 2000 Adoptable 249

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2024

From Germany we flew to Majorca to test the binoculars in the field (it was a hard life); I remember enjoying watching such delights as black vultures and moustached warblers ( below ) with my new binoculars. These binoculars were made at Leica’s factory in Portugal. With hindsight this wasn’t a great move.

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Austria Factory Germany Portugal 196

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2016

As well as the population found in East Asia, another smaller population also occurred in the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain and Portugal. The Azure-winged Magpie was for the longest time something of a biogeographical mystery. Was it natural, or were the birds in Spain an introduced population.

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Spain Portugal Asia Japan 103

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

10K Birds is Top Ten About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Birding Lodges – Part 1 – Paradise in Portugal » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here.

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2011 Deer Pro-Test Wildlife 175

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2024

I am used to the younger birders in Portugal, who are cool, pretty and have piercings in peculiar places but I fitted in well with the Viking birders and felt right at home. I went to Väko Myr to test my luck and although the Black Grouse were a no-show I did see a pair of Bullfinch in the parking lot. This is one of my nemesis birds.

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Sweden Geese Portugal Minnesota 130