Birding in the Gulbenkian Gardens, Lisbon
When: October 2017 Weather: 20-35C
Lisbon in October was hot in the afternoon and when I first visited the renowned Gulbenkian Museum and Gardens in the afternoon, the weather was HOT, over30C and there were few birds to be seen in the lovely gardens. So I returned on another morning at 730am when it was much cooler and more active bird activity. Oh..and the Egyptian antiquities were very interesting…not so sure about the modern art section though….
A little walk at 7am to Russi Square to start the day
Lovely grounds of the Gulbenkian Museum
The ducks were out in force…
The ducks were active in the little streams
European Blackbird
Female blackbird
Goose-stepping moorhen
Moorhen in action
And then in a little gap in the trees, something stirred…
A splendid Egyptian Goose!
The bamboo copses were pretty
as were the water features
white wagtail
grey wagtail
A chiffchaff flitted about
And very active in a tree was this short toed treecreeper
beautifully camouflaged short-toed treecreeper
a wren
and this little brown and black guy was incredibly active and barely paused long enough for a shot…A Cetti’s Warbler..thanks to Richard White for ID.
the Feral pigeons were the largest I’ve ever seen!
the flora of the gardens was also pretty..with red berries..
and black berries…
The Gulbenkian Gardens and Museum are definitely worth a visit….the birding is much better in the morning though.
The Natural Traveller 