Wild Portugal

During our easter vacation we spent a week at the Algarve in southern Portugal. The bird life is phenomenal, especially in the lagoons of Ria Formosa Natiomalpark.

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Greater flamingo

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Greater flamingo

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Eurasian hoopoe

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Eurasian spoonbill

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Black-winged stilt

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Turnstone

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White stork

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Purple swamphen

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Common shelduck

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Little owl

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Red shank

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Garganey

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Kentish plover

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Barn swallow

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Stonechat

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Eurasian spoonbill

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Little egret

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White stork

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Glossy ibis

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Little owl

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Grey plover

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Little owl

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Greater flamingo