EDIA – Global Bird Monitoring Program of the Alqueva Dam (EFMA) Secondary Irrigation Network, block D (irrigation blocks of Alvarrão, Brinches, Brinches-Enxoé, Caliços-Machado, Caliços-Moura, Orada-Amoreira, Pias and Serpa): Diurnal Raptors – linear transects [2021-2022]

The dataset contains records of diurnal raptors block D of the Secondary Irrigation Network of the Alqueva Dam (irrigation blocks of Alvarrão, Brinches, Brinches-Enxoé, Caliços-Machado, Caliços-Moura, Orada-Amoreira, Pias and Serpa) and in a control zone, performed within the General Bird Monitoring Plan of the area, promoted by EDIA, S.A. Data were collected in the winter/spring of 2021-2022. The diurnal raptors and alike species (eg., Corvidae) were searched for in 32 transects (26 in the study area and five in a control area).

A total of 342 contacts was obtained, for 16 species of birds.