Birds in Portugal 6

On a drive to the center of Lisbon we stopped at a few towns and regularly came across buildings with lots of mud nests under their roofs. Most House Martins are done raising their young in August, but some could be seen with a 2nd or maybe 3rd batch

House Sparrows sneak in when the original tenants are gone.

Back in Lisbon I noticed these Rose-ringed Parakeets in an abandoned building site

The city parks were crowded with tourists seeking refuge from the heat and there were no birds to speak of

At the same place: 2 Collard Doves

And a juv Black Redstart 

Other very common birds, but a bit unusual for me after all these years on the other side of the globe:

House Sparrow, female and male

White Wagtail

And of course the Blackbird, male

and a young female

Last our neighbors in the harbor, female Mallards

And the tenants of the pond across the road

Doi Inthanon and Chang Mai, Thailand 2013, part 4

Back for lunch and a stroll around a village garden with some flowering cherry trees.

Brown Shrike

male Fire-breasted Flowerpecker

male Black-throated Sunbird

Pied Bushchat

Grey Wagtail

Long-tailed Shrike

 

On another side of the mountain and much higher again:  Mrs Gould's Sunbird

There were more cherry trees blossoming a little early in the season at a place called the Orchid Station. From here we could see the summit of Doi Inthanon and I estimate the elevation at something like 2200m. Several of these colorful male sunbirds were frequenting the trees.

Female sunbirds are mostly dull green and sometimes hard to identify as a first-time visiting birder

On the way down we saw the Streaked Spiderhunter, who's call we'd heard at various locations.

The very long bill and clear markings make this bird a spectacular sight.

White Wagtail