Portugal

A seasonal guide to pelagic birding in Portugal: the best months for Monteiro's Storm-Petrel at Banco da Fortuna in the Azores, and the peak Balearic Shearwater season off Sagres in the Algarve.

A guide to Portugal's top pelagic birding trips: the Azores Birders Pelagic to Banco da Fortuna — the only reliable site for the endemic Monteiro's Storm-Petrel — and the Sagres Seabird Watching trip off the Algarve, where the Critically Endangered Balearic Shearwater congregates with all four skua species.