The Algarve at Christmas 2022

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Naturetrek's The Algarve at Christmas tour from 23rd to 30th December 2022 provided many wildlife highlights, particularly birds, in warm and sunny weather conditions. Please see some of the images below:-

Friar's Cowl.

Algarve Toadflax.

Lotus cytisoides.

Mediterranean Catchfly.

Algerian Tea.

Above images courtesy
of Barbara Dwyer.

Black-tailed Godwits.

Blackcap.

Bonelli's Eagle (and
Crag Martin)!

Caspian Tern.

Common Waxbills.

Western Swamphen.

Stonechat.

Above images courtesy
of Paul Greenfield.

Friar's Cowl

Mixed waders.

Wall Brown.

Moorish Gecko.

Black-winged Stilt.

Gadwall.

Wigeon.

Bluethroat.

White Storks.

Little Egret.

Above images courtesy
of Barbara Cromack.

Lesser Emperor
courtesy of Paul Greenfield.

Above images courtesy
of Rosemary Southworth.

Above images all courtesy
of Ger Smith.

Alentejo Chapels.

Christmas Elves alias tour-leaders!

Naturetrekers with
Christmas Elves!

Black-winged Stilt.

Donkey.

Glossy Ibis.

Above images courtesy
of Maria Maloney.

Serin.

Spoonbill.

Shoveler.

Little Egret.

Audouin's Gull.

Long-eared Owl.

Pond Turtle sp
(possibly False Map Turtle)

Peacock.

Sanderling, Dunlin and
Little Stint.

Little Bittern.

Booted Eagle.

Painted Lady.

Bluethroat.

Little Gull.

Yellow-legged Gull.

Cattle herder.

White Storks.

Zitting Cisticola.

Wall Brown.

Purple Sandpipers.

View from the summit
of Monchique.