In mid-September was a great time to explore southern Portugal. We visited several of place on our way from Lisbon and along the Algarve coast. We found a good mix of relaxing vacation and birdwatching ending up with two days of city life in Lisbon. At the Algarve coast we join two pre-booked pelagic tours with nice opportunities to see many seabirds and some dolphins. Lisbon is a nice hilly old city with trams and nice buildings. well worth to explore.
![Stormsvala / European Storm-petrel, Sagres Portugal 2023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/b436d910-5d8e-4391-a8eb-e76958c7efe5_rw_1920.jpg?h=82e0d1c6fe5b75066a96846e23ca569e)
Stormsvala / European Storm-petrel, Sagres Portugal 2023
![Gulnäbbad lira / Cory's Shearwater, Sagres Portugal 2023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/e26b0368-1df8-48d0-b042-cfb3a13186d2_rw_1920.jpg?h=6828e36e5c35dc37801a53decf377a60)
Gulnäbbad lira / Cory's Shearwater, Sagres Portugal 2023
![Red Swamp Crayfish, Estuario do Tejo Portugal 2023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/aba68148-75d4-47bf-9eb4-84af12c3ffa0_rw_1920.jpg?h=3ea5e822d2c8c88f7fec8f3efb20523a)
Red Swamp Crayfish, Estuario do Tejo Portugal 2023
![Dvärgrördrom / Little Bittern, Quinta do Lago Portugal 20023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/9d7ff6ad-48ae-4ef0-9294-650b35ad57cf_rw_1920.jpg?h=dd77b34562aad879d0ba76375cc32fe3)
Dvärgrördrom / Little Bittern, Quinta do Lago Portugal 20023
![Scopoli lira / Scopoli's Shearwater, Sagres Portugal 2023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/19e17668-f927-44d9-85fe-8d0ef630d587_rw_1920.jpg?h=fde04b13f9d97e73e83c0e4dc141efe6)
Scopoli lira / Scopoli's Shearwater, Sagres Portugal 2023
![Stormsvala / European Storm-petrel, Sagres Portugal 2023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/1eb43229-7fe5-411c-80f0-bbb244d24c93_rw_1200.jpg?h=40c2b2b0b2ea3e1c96beb7707ee62bbc)
Stormsvala / European Storm-petrel, Sagres Portugal 2023
![Balearisk lira / Balearic Shearwater, Fuseta Portugal 2023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/4fbbfa45-0150-4d6e-8169-2063fd62a0dc_rw_1920.jpg?h=3aba723b5337e97cb6f9e79293117e20)
Balearisk lira / Balearic Shearwater, Fuseta Portugal 2023
![Härfågel / Eurasian Hoopoe, Sapal de Corroios Portugal 20023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/29c4629c-9f4f-49e3-8be3-493e4fd70ee8_rw_1920.jpg?h=6faabedda0e67dfdaa139cb295bc4a52)
Härfågel / Eurasian Hoopoe, Sapal de Corroios Portugal 20023
![Långnäbbad mås / Slender-billed Gull, Fuseta Portugal 2023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/32d48263-9802-4aa9-ad9d-ce2f47f4566b_rw_1200.jpg?h=b621730bef9f737aa879ef70c30ac0c0)
Långnäbbad mås / Slender-billed Gull, Fuseta Portugal 2023
![Gulnäbbad lira / Cory's Shearwater, Fuseta Portugal 2023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/9d03186b-23bb-499b-8b04-8ced86aea237_rw_1920.jpg?h=6a6c67544d521779b413704f168f16cb)
Gulnäbbad lira / Cory's Shearwater, Fuseta Portugal 2023
![Scopoli lira / Scopoli's Shearwater, Fuseta Portugal 2023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/16fa035c-08b5-4a7d-a554-47c8618dcf2d_rw_1920.jpg?h=16c41c0aed93bcb50700b48c80222d78)
Scopoli lira / Scopoli's Shearwater, Fuseta Portugal 2023
![Havssula / Northern Gannet, Fuseta Portugal 2023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/c6b56220-115d-4f14-a819-c4a65bcd66a4_rw_1920.jpg?h=7df458899856ee8b5bc578103f9d53b2)
Havssula / Northern Gannet, Fuseta Portugal 2023
![Svarthuvad vävare / Black-headed Weaver, Quinta do Lago Portugal 20023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/58e14703-0284-478b-9ce8-7e3c7254a558_rw_1200.jpg?h=2586ae5537facf55ad11b89d12395bdd)
Svarthuvad vävare / Black-headed Weaver, Quinta do Lago Portugal 20023
![Undulat / Budgerigar, Quinta do Lago Portugal 20023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/939b617e-ac04-4778-9c13-ebf5dcdf249d_rw_1920.jpg?h=bffbc4fdd9108e217a2cbba5ca5cddd2)
Undulat / Budgerigar, Quinta do Lago Portugal 20023
![Bronsibis / Glossy Ibis, Estuario do Tejo Portugal 2023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/b0255742-75fb-43cb-b484-dffb66cc6f5e_rw_1920.jpg?h=16049fc9bc9744afd645bef3fa210c02)
Bronsibis / Glossy Ibis, Estuario do Tejo Portugal 2023
![Arco da Rua Augusta, Lisboa Portugal 2023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/60a396a6-a8dc-49f4-8c18-0ef3d53a3596_rw_1920.jpg?h=60464f69bf20788cd220a54ff823a3c2)
Arco da Rua Augusta, Lisboa Portugal 2023
![Tram, Lisboa Portugal 2023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/67c836a6-4973-4423-ba58-0d8e929e5694_rw_1920.jpg?h=c9289fd25485e330b187b53b886622c0)
Tram, Lisboa Portugal 2023
![Hill tram, Lisboa Portugal 2023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/35d0cbed-7f48-490a-9b4b-ce0306e6ec82_rw_1920.jpg?h=267833263ad20ae3cf0a323225b68345)
Hill tram, Lisboa Portugal 2023
![Bottles of Port, Lisboa Portugal 2023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/d751bf64-6e94-413b-ad46-9119078a0d1c_rw_1920.jpg?h=b8163b1277b1a6fc71f24e7752777a52)
Bottles of Port, Lisboa Portugal 2023
![Old houses, Lisboa Portugal 2023](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/fe37bf7d-ccfc-4eaf-b377-bb0a0182049d_rw_1920.jpg?h=8406b91783c272a461ef0df048af27e2)