Birdwatching
Some have described Lagoa de Salgados as standing head and shoulders above any other as the place to watch birds. You can delight in seeing Greater Flamingos, Glossy Ibises, Ferruginous Ducks, Purple Swamp Hens and many others all within walking distance of the villa.
Here is a list of some of the birds spotted near the Quinta over the past couple of years:
Little egret, Goldfinch, Grey heron, Pied flycatcher, White stork, Peregrine falcon, Moorhen, Yellow legged gull, Coot, Black redstart, Black winged stilt, Sardinian warbler, Ringed plover, Spanish imperial eagle, Cetti, Lapwing, Bonelli’s warbler, Willow warbler, Garden warbler, Jack snipe, Great black backed gull, House martin, Sandwich tern, Greater woodpecker, Grey wagtail, Ruff, Long tailed tit, Widgeon, Rock Bunting, Caspian tern, Blue rock thrush, Greenshank, Great Bustard, Crested tit, Black shouldered kite, Green woodpecker
