Here is a link to a visit to the Algarve for 10 days from the 26th November -5th December...............Birding in the winter sun ....on the cheap.
Brian
http://northumbrianbirderinthealgarve.blogspot.com/
Nice report Brian, I'll be putting up a report of my trip, 7th/23rd Nov in a day or so, there's a few more good areas in it and I was also lucky enough to get a good raptor migration at Cabo de Sao Vicente, you might find it interesting.
A brill read, thanks Brian! I imagined myself back in the Algarve reading your report! It sounds as though we missed a lot at Park Ambientale, not to be for us on this holiday, you had some great sightings there! That January offer sounds too good to miss...go for it! If you do, enjoy!