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This place is the most important wetland for water birds in the northern interior of Portugal. Also a good spot to observe soaring birds and passerines.
Albufeira de Santa Maria de Aguiar is housed in a valley with gentle slopes, where the Aguiar river flows. This reservoir is one of the most important wetlands in the district of Guarda. The scarcity of other wetlands nearby makes this area an important refuge for water birds, especially for Σκουφοβουτηχτάρι, with this reservoir having one of the most important population centers nationally. Of the water birds also stand out species like (Ευρασιατική) Χουλιαρόπαπια, Πρασινοκέφαλη Πάπια, Ψαλίδα (του Βορά), Καπακλής, (Ευρωπαϊκό) Κιρκίρι, Γκισάρι, (Κοκκινόλαιμο) Νανοβουτηχτάρι, (Κοινή) Φαλαρίδα, Αρκοπετείναρο, Καλαμοκανάς, (Ευρωπαϊκή) Αβοκέτα, Πορφυροτσικνιάς, (Ευρασιατική) Χαλκόκοτα and (Ευρασιατική) Χουλιαρομύτα. On the banks of the reservoir and the streams that flow into it, the aquatic and riparian vegetation is occupied by (Κοινό) Μπεκατσίνι, Στικτοπουλάδα, (Ευρωπαϊκός) Μικροτσικνιάς, Σταχτοτσικνιάς, (Κοινό) Αηδόνι, (Ευρωπαϊκό) Ψευταηδόνι, Θαμνοτριλιστής, Τσιχλοποταμίδα, Καλαμοποταμίδα,Σχοινοποταμίδα and (Ευρωπαϊκή) Αλκυόνη.
As regards the surrounding area, the vegetation is dominated by farmland, pastures and small forest areas that allow the presence of landbirds. In the bushes and trees of the east bank it is possible to hear and, with luck, observe species such as Πράσινος Δρυοκολάπτης, Πευκοδρυοκολάπτης, Νανοδρυοκολάπτης, (Ευρωπαϊκή) Κίσσα, (Ευρωπαϊκός) Συκοφάγος, Κοκκινοπέρδικα, (Κοινό) Ορτύκι, Μαυροφτέρι. You can also observe species like Τσαλαπετεινός, (Ευρωπαϊκός) Μελισσοφάγος, (Ευρωπαϊκή) Καλημάνα, Κοκκινοκεφαλάς, Iberian Grey Shrike, (Κοινή) Καρακάξα, Iberian Magpie and Thekla's Lark on the banks of this reservoir. You should also prospect the skies, which are often crossed by large birds of prey, such as Ψαραετός, Έλανος, Ασπροπάρης, (Ευρωπαϊκός) Σφηκιάρης, Black Vulture, Όρνιο, Φιδαετός, Γερακαετός, Χρυσαετός, Καλαμόκιρκος, Λιβαδόκιρκος, (Κοινό) Ξεφτέρι, Διπλοσάϊνο, Ψαλιδιάρης, Τσίφτης, Πετρίτης, Δεντρογέρακο, Βραχοκιρκίνεζο. In the skies you can also see several species of swallows: σταβλοχελίδονο, Δενδροχελίδονο, (Ευρωπαϊκό) Βραχοχελίδονο, Λευκοχελίδονο, Οχθοχελίδονο; and swifts: (Κοινή) Σταχτάρα, Βουνοσταχτάρα, Ωχροσταχτάρα.
You can park your car next to the dam wall and explore all the area on foot. You can explore the dam wall, the east bank of the reservoir and the surrounding areas. See the map bellow.
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