Birds to See in Portugal in July
206 bird species on our list for Portugal are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Blackbird, Eurasian Collared Dove, Barn Swallow and Rock Dove. New this month: Common Sandpiper, Northern Lapwing, Northern Shoveler and Ruff and 10 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Portugal’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 206 birds in July
206 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.39% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.65% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.75% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.62% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.29% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Jul
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.02% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jul
SerinSerinus serinusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Jul
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephalaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jul
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Jul
Pallid SwiftApus pallidusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.06% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jul
Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactylaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon31–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jul
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.87% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jul
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusSummer visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.64% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jul
Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestrisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jul
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentCommon80–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.47% in Jul
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusSummer visitorCommon22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.46% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.44% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jul
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jul
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorUncommon26–28 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.39% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaResidentUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Purple HeronArdea purpureaSummer visitorUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.38% in Jul
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jul
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.37% in Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.36% in Jul
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.36% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.36% in Jul
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.34% in Jul
Crested TitLophophanes cristatusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentCommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusResidentUncommon93–122 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.26% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.26% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
Dartford WarblerCurruca undataResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaeResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosWinter visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.20% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.19% in Jul
WoodlarkLullula arboreaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouiniiResidentUncommon48–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.15% in Jul
Northern GannetMorus bassanusResidentUncommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon58–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.13% in Jul
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentUncommon24–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrioResidentUncommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaSummer visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.09% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentUncommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusResidentUncommon98–120 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusResidentUncommon35–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.08% in Jul
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.08% in Jul
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.07% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemusResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Jul
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisResidentUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in Jul
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesResidentUncommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.06% in Jul
Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactylaSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.06% in Jul
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.05% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.05% in Jul
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.04% in Jul
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentUncommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusSummer visitorUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.04% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentUncommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataWinter visitorUncommon65–72 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusWinter visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.03% in Jul
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentRare35–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.03% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioidesSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.03% in Jul
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaWinter visitorUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentRare17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jul
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jul
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Eurasian Scops-owlOtus scopsSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.02% in Jul
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentRare40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisSummer visitorRare16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Jul
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusSummer visitorUncommon14–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.02% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentRare66–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.02% in Jul
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorRare15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxWinter visitorUncommon39–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentRare29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.01% in Jul
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaResidentRare33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisPassage migrantUncommon43–51 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.01% in Jul
WryneckJynx torquillaWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.01% in Jul
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentRare53–89 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorRare16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 0.01% in Jul
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusSummer visitorRare46–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.01% in Jul
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixPassage migrantRare44–51 cmRegularly Jul · 0.01% in Jul
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorRare58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Sabine's GullXema sabiniSummer visitorRare27–33 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.01% in Jul
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusSummer visitorRare30–33 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.01% in Jul
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Jul
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.00% in Jul
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantRare33–39 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.00% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasWinter visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.00% in Jul
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentRare41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorRare37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Jul
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentRare18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentRare31–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.00% in Jul
Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonoraePassage migrantRare36–42 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.00% in Jul
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made