Destinations
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Central Portugal 15 – 22 April 2012
Birds
As well as those already mentioned, other likely birds may include black stork, red-crested pochard, golden oriole, spotless starling, blue rock thrush, short-toed lark, red-rumped swallow, Spanish sparrow, Iberian chiffchaff and Bonelli's warbler.
Flowers
Other local specialities include Iberian fritillary, one-leaved squill and Spanish bluebell. Iberian orchids include Ophrys dyris, conical orchid and Orchis olbiensis, plus many species found farther afield including narrow-leaved helleborine, small-flowered serapias and champagne orchid.
Other wildlife
Spanish festoon is, perhaps, the most sought after early butterfly; others should include Cleopatra and swallowtail. Large psammodromus and Iberian wall lizard are the likeliest lizards; Iberian ribbed salamander and various snakes are possible.
False ilex hairstreak (Domingos Leitão)
Lusitanian mirror orchid Ophrys vernixia.
To see a selection of flower photographs by Honeyguider Steve Kourik (+ yellow bee orchid by Rob Macklin) from the holiday in April 2010, click here:
For more about Iberian orchids, click here.
Spanish festoon (Helen Crowder)
