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The bird you saw had a very forked tail and

white markings on tail, reddish throat and forehead and dark bar on throat

Then you saw a

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica

Relatively common and well distributed throughout Portugal. Less abundant in urban centres.

So you saw a

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Relatively common across the country

Then you saw a

Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica

Relatively common and distributed throughout Portugal. Easier to observe in the inland than on the coast.

a pale rump, white throat and golden-reddish nape

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