Regular sightings of White-rumped Swifts Apus caffer, at Mértola, during the months of May, June, July and August 

Breeding confirmation of Shelduck Tadorna tadorna, at Vaza-sacos salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 31 st May  

A Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor, at Salgados Lagoon, on 18 th May 

A Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor, at Cerro do Bufo salt pans, Castro Marim, on 2 nd May 

An adult Ruppell's Vulture Gyps rueppellii, at Portas de Ródão, on 30 th April 

An adult Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata, at Ribeira das Enguias salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 20 - 24 th April 

Regular sightings of Spanish Imperial Eagles Aquila adalberti, near São Marcos da Ataboeira, Castro Verde, during the months of March, April and May

2 Long-billed Dowitchers Limnodromus scolopaceus, at Vaza-sacos salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 27 th, 28 th and 31 st March (1 on 1 st April)

At least 20 Great White Egrets Casmerodius albus, at Barroca d'Alva, Tagus estuary, on 23 rd March

5 Squacco Herons Ardeola ralloides, at Barroca d'Alva, Tagus estuary, on 22 nd March

Regular sightings of adults Bonelli's Eagles Hieraaetus fasciatus, at Hortas, Pancas and Vaza-sacos salt pans, Tagus estuary, during the months of March and April 

An adult winter plumaged Black-throated Diver, Gavia arctica, at Comporta Beach, on 1 st March  

A Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor, near Ribeira das Enguias salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 24 th January 

An adult winter plumaged Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica, at Albufeira Lagoon, on 22 nd and 24 th January 

A probable second-winter Great Northern Diver Gavia immer, at Albufeira Lagoon, on 22 nd January 

A first-winter Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius, near Benviúda, Mértola, on 11 th January 2010 

A Purple Heron Ardea purpurea, at Giganta rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 27 th December 

A Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis, at Ponta da Erva, Tagus estuary, on 22 nd October

An immature Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti, near São Marcos da Ataboeira, Castro Verde, on 20 th October

At least 24 Slender-billed Gulls Larus genei, at Cerro do Bufo salt pans, Castro Marim, on 15 th October

2 Temminck's Stints Calidris temminckii, near Bate-orelhas, Tagus estuary, on 2 nd October

An adult Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos, at Barroca d'Alva, Tagus estuary, on 20 th September 

A Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor, at Ponta da Erva, Tagus estuary, on 14 th September 

3 Marbled Teals Marmaronetta angustirostris, at Atalaia salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 28 th August 

An adult Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis, at Samouco salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 9 th August 

2 adults and 1 immature Bonelli's Eagles Hieraaetus fasciatus, at Ponta da Erva, Tagus estuary, on 7 th August

At least 11 adult males Great Bustards Otis tarda, at Ponta da Erva, Tagus estuary, on 19 th July (7 on 30 th July)

2 White-rumped Swifts Apus caffer, at Alcoutim, on 12 th July 

2 Lesser Flamingos Phoenicopterus minor, near Ribeira das Enguias salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 16 th June 

An adult male Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea, at Ponta da Erva and Vaza-sacos salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 2 nd, 4 th and 10 th June 

A Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata, at Quinta do Lago, Formosa lagoon, on 21 st May  

2 White-rumped Swifts Apus caffer, at Mértola, on 20 th May

Breeding confirmation of Shelduck Tadorna tadorna, at Ponta da Erva, Tagus estuary, on 16 th May 

2 Marbled Teals Marmaronetta angustirostris, at Atalaia salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 8 th and 18 th May 

31 Red-crested Pochards Netta rufina, at Saragoça, Tagus estuary, on 5 th May 

3 Squacco Herons Ardeola ralloides, at Barroca d'Alva, Tagus estuary, on 22 nd April 

A Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris, at Alverca salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 17 th April 

Excellent views (about 5 minutes at a distance of 100 metres) of an immature Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti, near São Marcos da Ataboeira, Castro Verde, on 15 th April 

At least 550 Glossy Ibises Plegadis falcinellus, at Zambujal, Sado estuary, on 24 th February 

8 Caspian Terns Sterna caspia, at Zambujal, Sado estuary, on 24 th February 

At least 95 Little Gulls Larus minutus, at Vaza-sacos salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 21 st February

A Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius, at Barroca d'Alva, Tagus estuary, on 14 th February 

An adult Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor, at Ponta da Erva, Tagus estuary, on 3 rd January 2009

A first-winter Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla, at Óbidos Lagoon, on 26 th December

Excellent views (about 5 minutes at a distance of 50 metres) of an Otter Lutra lutra, at Enguias river, Tagus estuary, on 19 th November 

4 Black Storks Ciconia nigra, at Ponta da Erva rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 24 th October

3 juveniles Pectoral Sandpipers Calidris melanotos, at Barroca d’Alva, Tagus estuary, on 28 th September (1 on 23 rd and 2 on 24 th September)

An adult moulting to winter plumage American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica, at Barroca d’Alva, Tagus estuary, on 20 - 24 th September

An adult Caspian Tern Sterna caspia, at Vaza-sacos salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 31 st August

An adult Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis, at 38 Moios, Tagus estuary, on 22 nd and 25 th August and 10 th September

A Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes, at Cerro do Bufo salt pans, Castro Marim, on 13 th August

At least 34 Slender-billed Gulls Larus genei, at Tavira salt pans, on 2 nd August

At least 515 Audouin’s Gulls Larus audouinii, at Castro Marim, Tavira and Santa Luzia salt pans, on 30 th July

Breeding confirmation of White-rumped Swift Apus caffer, at Mértola, on 22 nd July

A Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus, at Barroca d'Alva rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 16 th July

At least 390 Gull-billed Terns Sterna nilotica, at Giganta rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 5 th July

An adult summer plumaged White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus, at Ribeira das Enguias salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 21 st June 2008