Non-avian wildlife
Portugal trip, 14th April to 1st May 2006
Systematic List
Part VII: Non-avian wildlife
Note: All dates refer to April 2006 except where specified.
Species in pink are likely to be of most interest to British birders
Systematic List
Part VII: Non-avian wildlife
Note: All dates refer to April 2006 except where specified.
Species in pink are likely to be of most interest to British birders
MAMMALS
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Egyptian Mongoose Herpestes ichneumon
Single individuals were seen briefly crossing the road at Ponta da Erva on 19th and Mourão on 21st.
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Iberian Hare Lepus granatensis
A few seen at several locations.
Iberian Hare, west of Mértola, 24th April
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AMPHIBIANS
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Turtle sp.
One at the ETAR waterworks at Montenegro on 15th, 9 at Elvas on 23rd and about 12 at Ludo Farm on 29th with 2 more there on 1st May. The individual at the ETAR waterworks has been identified as probably a Mediterranean Turtle Mauremys leprosa, a common species in Portugal.
Mediterranean Turtle, ETAR Waterworks (Montenegro), 15th April
Turtles sp., Elvas, 23rd April
Turtles sp., Ludo Farm, 29th April
Turtle sp., Ludo Farm, 1st May
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BUTTERFLIES
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Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius
One at Elvas on 24th.
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Dappled White sp. Euchloe sp.
Appeared to be very common at least in the Alentejo, but unfortunately none were seen well enough to confirm the species identification. The options are Freyer’s Dappled White E. simplonia or Portuguese Dappled White E. tagis. The latter was suspected.
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Green-striped White Euchloe belemia
A probable was seen at Castro Marim on 27th or 28th, but the identification was not clinched.
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Moroccan Orange-tip Anthocaris belia euphenoides
An orange-tip seen briefly at Tomar on 18th was not identified (and didn’t look particularly yellow-winged). However Moroccan Orange-tip is the only species of Orange-tip showing as present in Portugal.
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Clouded Yellow Colias crocea
Very common, especially in the Alentejo.
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Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Seen in the Alentejo and at Azinhal.
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Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Singles at Montenegro on 15th and Tomar on 18th.
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Spanish Marbled White Melanargia ines
Very large numbers of Marbled Whites were present in the Alentejo with smaller numbers elsewhere. Only 1 was fully identified (west of Mértola on 25th).
Spanish Marbled White, west of Mértola, 25th April
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Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Plentiful around Azinhal on 28th.
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Gatekeeper sp. Pyronia sp.
One at Azinhal on 28th was seen only briefly and not identified. From the date it was presumably either a Spanish Gatekeeper P. bathseba or a Southern Gatekeeper P. cecilia.
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Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Several seen including at Azinhal on 28th.
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Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria aegeria
Small numbers seen at a few localities.
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DRAGONFLIES
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Emperor Anax imperator
One at Castro Marim on 28th.
Emperor, Castro Marim, 28th April
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Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii
One at Elvas on 23rd.
Red-veined Darter, Elvas, 23rd April
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Western Clubtail Gomphus pulchellus
One at Tareja on 29th.
Western Clubtail, Tareja, 29th April
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FLOWERS
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Iris sp., near Montenegro, 15th April
Water Crowfoot sp., east of Mourao, 22nd April
?, Tareja, 29th April
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Part I: Wildfowl and Gamebirds
Part II: Grebes to Flamingo
Part III: Raptors to Bustards
Part IV: Shorebirds
Part V: Other non-passerines
Part VI: Passerines
Or to return to the overview of the regions visited, including very brief details of the main birding sites:
Algarve I - 14th to 16th April
Lisbon - 16th to 21st April
Alentejo - 21st to 26th April
Algarve II - 26th April to 1st May
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