Wednesday 27 April 2016

27th April 2016

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Sete Cidades
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1st-winter, Mosteiros
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Faja de Cima
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Sete Cidades
Red Kite, Milvus milvus, 1, near Capelas
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, adult summer, Mosteiros

Monday 25 April 2016

25th April 2016

Sao Miguel (Pedro Carreiro and Carlos Pereira)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Sete Cidades
American Coot, Fulica americana, 1, Sete Cidades

Sunday 24 April 2016

24th April 2016

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso and Gerbrand Michielsen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Sete Cidades
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1st-winter, Mosteiros
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Sete Cidades
American Robin, Turdus migratorius, 1, Sete Cidades

Friday 22 April 2016

22nd April 2016

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro)
Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Ponta Delgada (near the hospital)

Thursday 21 April 2016

21st April 2016

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro)
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Mosteiros
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Mosteiros

Terceira (Ricardo Bispo)
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia

Tuesday 19 April 2016

19th April 2016

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro and Gerbrand Michielsen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Sete Cidades
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Sete Cidades
Red Kite, Milvus milvus, 1, near Capelas
Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, 1, Praia do Populo/Ponta Delgada ETAR
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, adult summer, Mosteiros

Monday 18 April 2016

18th April 2016

Santa Maria (Alan Vittery)
Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus, 1, south of airport
Peregrine, Falco peregrinus, 1, south of airport

Sunday 17 April 2016

17th April 2016

Corvo (Kathy Rita)
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 1

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 4, Faja de Cima
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Sete Cidades
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, adult summer, Mosteiros

Terceira (Susana Azera and Luis Barcelos)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 2, Cabo da Praia
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

Saturday 16 April 2016

16th April 2016

Terceira (Ricardo Bispo)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 3, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 1, Cabo da Praia
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Sandwich Tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis, 2, Praia da Vitoria fishing port

Thursday 14 April 2016

14th April 2016

Corvo/Flores (Carlos Mendes)
Cape Gannet, Morus capensis, 1, between Corvo and Flores (first for the Azores)

Graciosa (Luis Aguiar)
Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides, 1, Praia

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Paul da Praia

Wednesday 13 April 2016

13th April 2016

Sao Miguel (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Sete Cidades

Terceira (Luis Barcelos)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 3, 1 Cabo da Praia and 2 Ponta da Ma Merenda
Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucculatus, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

Tuesday 12 April 2016

12th April 2016

Faial (Andre Vieira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Poca da Rainha

Sao Miguel (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna, Lagoa das Furnas

Terceira (Robert Srulowitz, Sharon Straka, Cecilia Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens, 1, Praia da Vitoria bay
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, female, Paul da Praia
Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucculatus, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minutus, 5, Cabo da Praia
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides, 1, Caldeira de Guillerme Moniz
Sandwich Tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis, 2, Praia da Vitoria bay

Monday 11 April 2016

11th April 2016

Faial (Andre Vieira)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 2, Feteira

Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Ricardo Bispo)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, female, Paul da Praia
Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucculatus, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minutus, 4, Cabo da Praia
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides, 1, Praia da Vitoria fishing port
Sandwich Tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis, 2, Praia da Vitoria bay

Saturday 9 April 2016

9th April 2016

Terceira (Ricardo Carvalho, Carlos Pereira, Cecilia Melo and Ricardo Bispo)
Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens, 1, Monte Brasil
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, female, Paul da Praia
Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucculatus, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 4, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minutus, 5, Cabo da Praia
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 2, Cabo da Praia
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

Friday 8 April 2016

8th April 2016

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1st-winter, Mosteiros
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Lagoa Azul
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Aribanas
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 2nd-winter, Aribanas

Thursday 7 April 2016

7th April 2016

Faial (Andre Vieira)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 2, Porto Pim

Wednesday 6 April 2016

6th April 2016

Terceira (Cecilia Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Lagoa do Ginjal

Tuesday 5 April 2016

5th April 2016

Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Cecilia Melo, Richard and Margaret Bowker)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 4, Porto Martins
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2(pair), Paul da Praia
Pintail, Anas acuta, 2, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 1, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 3, Cabo da Praia
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 2, Cabo da Praia
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Salgueiros
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides, 2, 1 Praia da Vitoria and 1 Cabrito reservoir

Monday 4 April 2016

4th April 2016

Terceira (Ricardo Bispo)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2(pair), Paul da Praia
Pintail, Anas acuta, 3, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 1, Paul da Praia
Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 4, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides, 1, Praia da Vitoria fishing port

Saturday 2 April 2016

2nd April 2016

Terceira (Ricardo Bispo)
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus, 1, Lagoa do Junco

Friday 1 April 2016

1st April 2016

Faial (Andre Vieira)
Great Egret, Ardea alba, 1, Canadinhas