Updated book now available (November 2025)

This book is a further update to the ever-popular Finding Birds in Southern Portugal.

Dave Gosney writes:

‘’In 2025 I revisited many of the sites in this book and added many new comments and new maps to ensure you still stand the best possible chance of finding the most sought-after birds. Some birds are becoming harder to find so this book is more needed than ever before. It also includes new details on how to find tricky species such as White-rumped and Plain Swifts, Scaly-breasted Munia, Lesser Short-toed Lark, Rufous Bush-robin and Black-winged Kite’

Sites covered

Unique features

Compared to other publications covering the same area, this one:

1. •Provides the most useful maps - so you can easily find your way to the best bits of wetland, plain or woodland
   

1. •Includes GPS co-ordinates to help you find the right turnings, parking spaces or viewing points
   

1. •Highlights the best areas only - and summarises the key attraction in the first paragraph so you can easily decide whether to read on or bother to visit the site
   

1. •Has a map on the inside cover which serves as an index so you can easily find any site in the book
   

1. •Is light and portable (and cheap)
   

1. •Is supplemented by the site pages in this website (which include photos of many of the locations)
   

1. •Is updated in the free update pages on this website, giving details of what other birders have found at these sites
   

1. •Is complemented by a DVD showing you exactly what it’s like to go birding in many of these sites
   

See these sites on a DVD

A book can provide lots of information but nothing gives you a better idea of what a place is really like than a DVD. Click here for details of the DVD which supplements the book perfectly.