15-06-2013

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia

13-06-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)

11-06-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ribeira Grande

08-06-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ribeira Grande

07-06-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ribeira Grande

06-06-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)

05-06-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ribeira Grande

04-06-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ribeira Grande
Swift, Apus apus, 1, Ribeira Seca

03-06-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso and Gerbrand Michielsen)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 2, Ponta Delgada harbour
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 1, Lomba do Carro

MAY 2013

31-05-2013

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 13, Lagoa do Ginjal

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)

29-05-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)

Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Patrícia Simões)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3, Cabo da Praia

27-05-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)

26-05-2013

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 10, Lagoa do Ginjal
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, west of airport

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho, Nuno Bicudo da Ponte et al)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 13, Milhafres
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

25-05-2013

Sao Miguel (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte, Rúben Coelho and Lourdes Penil)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 15+, Milhafres
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 2, Quinta da Vinagreira

24-05-2013

Flores (Dirk Ceulemans)
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, drake, Lagoa Branca
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, 2, Lagoa Branca

23-05-2013

Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Cecília Melo, Sofia Goulart, Luís Barcelos, Susana Ázera et al)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3, Cabo da Praia

21-05-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ribeira Grande

20-05-2013

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro)
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

19-05-2013

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho, Ana Mendonça et al)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

15-05-2013

Faial (Dirk Ceulemans)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 2(adult and 1st-summer), near the airport

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho et al)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Povoação

14-05-2013

Corvo (Dirk Ceulemans)
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Caldeirao

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 18, Lagoa do Ginjal

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ribeira Grande

12-05-2013

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro, Rúben Coelho, Carla Veríssimo and Juan Pedro Ruiz)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Lagoa Azul
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

11-05-2013

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho)
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris, 1, Escampadouro

10-05-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ribeira Grande

09-05-2013

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 6, Lagoa do Ginjal
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 14, by the airport football field
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 1, Lagoa do Ginjal

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ribeira Grande

08-05-2013

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco

05-05-2013

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides, 1, Mobil
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Santana
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 1, Lagoa do Ginjal

03-05-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Rúben Coelho, Rúben Tavares and Carlos Pereira)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Paul da Praia
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 2, Cabo da Praia

02-05-2013

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 1, Cachorro
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 1, Areia Larga
Sand Martin, Riparia riparia, 1, Areia Larga

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 4, Lagoa do Ginjal
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Vila do Porto
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 1, Lagoa do Ginjal
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 6, Lagoa do Ginjal
Sand Martin, Riparia riparia, 1, Lagoa do Ginjal

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

01-05-2013

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Lagoa Azul

Terceira
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 4, Porto Martins
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia

APRIL 2013

30-04-2013

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 2, Milhafres
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 1, Ferraria
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 6+ Várzea and 20 Ferraria
 
Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Elizabeth Pacheco and Sofia Goulart)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Paul da Praia
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 12, Porto Martins
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Cabo da Praia

29-04-2013

Sao Miguel (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte and Gerbrand Michielsen)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 23, Milhafres
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 1 Santo António Nordestino and 5 Lagoa das Furnas

Terceira (Sofia Goulart, Rúben Coelho and Elizabeth Pacheco)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Paul da Praia
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 6, Porto Martins
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

28-04-2013

Pico (Amelia Curd)
House Martin, Delichon urbica, 2, Areia Larga

Terceira (Rúben Coelho, Elizabeth Pacheco, Jessica Coelho, Sofia Goulart and Jerry Bettencourt)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 12, Porto Martins
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 27+ Fajãzinha da Agualva and 1 Caldeira das Lajes

27-04-2013

Faial (Amelia Curd)
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 1, Cabeço Verde 
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 6, Cabeço Verde

Santa Maria (Pedro Silveira)
Garganey, Anas querquedula, drake, Lagoa do Ginjal

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Peregrine, Falco peregrinus, 1, João Bom
Common Swift, Apus apus, 1, Ferraria
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 2, Ginetes/Várzea
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 18, Ginetes/Várzea
Sand Martin, Riparia riparia, 1, Ginetes/Várzea

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt)
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 5, Porto Martins

26-04-2013

Corvo (Kathy Rita)
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 6+, Vila Nova do Corvo

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 16, Mobil
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Zamba
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 10, Lagoa do Ginjal
Sand Martin, Riparia riparia, 5, Lagoa do Ginjal

Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Jerry Bettencourt)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Paul da Praia
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 16, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 3 Serra do Facho
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 2 Paul da Praia and 10 Serra do Facho
Sand Martin, Riparia riparia, 3 Serra do Facho

25-04-2013

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea, 1, Mobil
Great Egret, Egretta alba egretta, 1, Zamba
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 5 Mobil and 6 Zamba
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, west of the airport
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 3, Lagoa do Ginjal
Sand Martin, Riparia riparia, 10, Lagoa do Ginjal

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho)
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 10+, Ribeira da Povoação
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 70+, Ribeira da Povoação
Red-rumped Swallow, Cecropis daurica, 2, Ribeira da Povoação

24-04-2013

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt)
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 8, Paul da Praia
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 10, Paul da Praia
Sand Martin, Riparia riparia, 2, Paul da Praia

23-04-2013

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 2, Vila do Porto
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 33 - 1 Praia Formosa, 18 Abegoaria Grande, 4 Maia and 10 Lagoa do Ginjal

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso and Rúben Coelho)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ribeira Grande
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 3, Ribeira da Povoação
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 32, Ribeira  da Povoação

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt and Sofia Goulart)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Paul da Praia
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 1, Paul da Praia
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 12, Paul da Praia
Sand Martin, Riparia riparia, 3, Paul da Praia

22-04-2013

Flores (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Great Egret, Egretta alba egretta, 1, Santa Cruz
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Santa Cruz

Sao MIguel (Rúben Coelho, Yaiza López, Ana Mendonça and Joaquim Teodósio)
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 5 Ribeira da Povoação and 13 Ribeira do Faial da Terra
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 34 Ribeira da Povoação and 16 Ribeira do Faial da Terra

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt)
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 5, Paul da Praia
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 15, Paul da Praia

21-04-2013

Sao MIguel (Rúben Coelho and Filipe Figueiredo)
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 22, Ribeira da Povoação

20-04-2013

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho)
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

19-04-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)

18-04-2013

Flores (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 1st-summer, Ponta do Albarnaz

17-04-2013

Terceira (Sofia Goulart, Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 8 Cinco Ribeiras and 1 Porto Martins
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris, 3, Lagoa das Narcejas

16-04-2013

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 16, Vila do Porto

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Gerbrand Michielsen, Telmo Pacheco, Carlos Pereira and Sofia Goulart)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 8 Cinco Ribeiras and 15 Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia

15-04-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso; Valter Medeiros, Carlos Medeiros and Miguel César)
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1 Ribeira Grande and 1 Ponta Delgada ETAR

Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Sofia Goulart)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 3 Porto Martins and 10 Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, adult, Lajes airport
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 1, Cabo da Praia

14-04-2013

Sao Miguel (Pedro Carreiro)
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 3(1 drake), Lagoa dos Espraiados

13-04-2013

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho, Lourdes Pérez Penil and José Moniz)
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 8, Cinco Ribeiras

12-04-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

11-04-2013

Corvo (Kathy Rita)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, found dead by the road at Lapa

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Green-winged Teal, drake, Anas carolinensis, near Pico Careca

10-04-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1 Cinco Ribeiras and 10 Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia

09-04-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, Ribeira Grande
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 8, Porto Martins
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

08-04-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (Asian subspecies longipes)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

07-04-2013

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho and Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Terceira (Elizabeth Pacheco)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 8, Porto Martins

06-04-2013

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho)
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

05-04-2013

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, near Lagoa do Junco

04-04-2013

Faial (Beatriz Rosa and Márcia Dutra)
Eurasian Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Porto Pim

Terceira (Luis Barcelos, Elizabeth Pacheco and Sofia Goulart)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 3, Biscoitos (at Calheta dos Alagadouros)

02-04-2013

Faial (Richard Houtman)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Horta marina

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (potentially of the Asian subspecies longipes/buturlini)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Elizabeth Pacheco)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Porto Martins

01-04-2013

Terceira (Cecília Melo, Carlos Pereira, Sofia Goulart, Susana Ázera and Luís Barcelos)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, Praia da Vitoria fishing harbour
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 3, Belo Jardim
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, near Lagoa do Junco
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 1, Cabo da Praia

MARCH 2013

31-03-2013

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Canto de Areia

30-03-2013

Faial (Richard Houtman)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Horta marina

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 3, Canto de Areia

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, near Lagoa do Junco
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, Posto de Rádio Americano

29-03-2013

Faial (Richard Houtman)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Horta marina

Pico (Valter Medeiros and Richard Houtman)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Sao Roque
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 3, Canto de Areia

28-03-2013

Faial (Richard Houtman)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Horta marina

Terceira (Cecília Melo, Carlos Pereira and Elizabeth Pacheco)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 3 Cinco Ribeiras and 14 Belo Jardim

27-03-2013

Faial (Richard Houtman)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Horta marina

Terceira (Sofia Goulart, Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 7,Cinco Ribeiras
American  Wigeon, Anas americana, 16, Paul da Praia 
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 2, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2 females, Paul da Praia
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, near Lagoa do Junco

26-03-2013

Faial (Richard Houtman)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Horta marina

Terceira (Susana Ázera and Sofia Goulart)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 12 Porto Martins and 4 Belo Jardim
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 2, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Angra do Heroísmo (at Prainha)

25-03-2013

Faial (Richard Houtman)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Horta marina
Eurasian Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, between Monte da Guia and Monte Queimado

24-03-2013

Santa Maria (Rúben Coelho and Nélson Moura)
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, south of airport
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 1, Abegoaria Grande
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 3, south of airport
Jack Snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus, 1, south of airport
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 4, Cova do Areão

23-03-2013

Santa Maria (Rúben Coelho and Nélson Moura)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1 Santana
Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, west of airport
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, south of airport
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 1, Abegoaria Grande
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco

Terceira (Sofia Goulart, Eduardo Pacheco and António Lima)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Porto Martins
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 14, Paul da Praia
American  Wigeon, Anas americana, 16, Paul da Praia 
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 2, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2 females, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia

22-03-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (potentially of the Asian subspecies longipes/buturlini)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Eduardo Pacheco and António Lima)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Porto Martins

21-03-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (potentially of the Asian subspecies longipes/buturlini)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

20-03-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (potentially of the Asian subspecies longipes/buturlini)

19-03-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (potentially of the Asian subspecies longipes/buturlini)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 3 Belo Jardim and 1 Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, female, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 16, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 2, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2 females, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia 
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia

18-03-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (potentially of the Asian subspecies longipes/buturlini)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Sofia Goulart and Elisabeth Pacheco)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 5 Belo Jardim and 7 Porto Martins
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, near Lagoa do Junco
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis, 15, Canada do Quinhão Grande

17-03-2013

Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Cecília Melo and Sofia Goulart)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 4, Belo Jardim
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, female, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 16, Paul da Praia 
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 2, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 2 females, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2 females, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
European Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, 1st-winter, Lajes
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 7, Lajes

16-03-2013

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 14, Belo Jardim
American  Wigeon, Anas americana, 15, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 2, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 2 females, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2 females, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia 
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

15-03-2013

Santa Maria (Alan Vittery)
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, 1st-winter, east of airport

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (potentially of the Asian subspecies longipes/buturlini)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Cecília Melo and Sofia Goulart)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 5 Belo Jardim, 6 Porto Martins and 1 Paul da Praia
American  Wigeon, Anas americana, 15, Paul da Praia 
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 2, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 2 females, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2 females, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Cabo da Praia

14-03-2013

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura and Alan Vittery)
Great Egret, Egretta alba egretta, 1, east of airport
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 4, Vila do Porto
Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, west of airport
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, 1st-winter, east of airport
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, south of airport
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 1, Abegoaria Grande

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (potentially of the Asian subspecies longipes/buturlini)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 3, Cinco Ribeiras

13-03-2013

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Areia Larga
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Areia Larga

12-03-2013

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 8, Vila do Porto

Terceira (Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 3, Cinco Ribeiras

11-03-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (potentially of the Asian subspecies longipes/buturlini)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ribeira Grande

10-03-2013

Faial (Joël Bried and Mara Schmiing)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 3, Lajinha (Feteira)

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Great Egret, Egretta alba egretta, 1, east of airport
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 4 Santana, 9 Vila do Porto and 1 east of airport
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 2, south of airport
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco

Sao Miguel (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte and Rúben Coelho)
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Terceira (Susana Ázera, Luís Barcelos, Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 7, Cinco Ribeiras
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, near Lagoa do Junco

09-03-2013

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 1st-summer, Lagoa Azul
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Mosteiros
Peregrine, Falco peregrinus, 1, Mosteiros
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 2 females, Caldeira do Alfares
Gadwall, Anas strepera, drake, Faja de Cima
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, female, Lagoa Azul

Terceira (Susana Ázera, Luís Barcelos, Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 7 Cinco Ribeiras and 12 Paul da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 3, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia

08-03-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (potentially of the Asian subspecies longipes/buturlini)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

07-03-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (potentially of the Asian subspecies longipes/buturlini)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

05-03-2013

Faial (Joel Bried)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Santa Bárbara

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa do Capitao

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso and Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (potentially of the Asian subspecies longipes/buturlini)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2 Ribeira Grande and 2 Ponta Delgada ETAR

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1 Belo Jardim and 1 Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 4, Paul da Praia 
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 3, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

04-03-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (potentially of the Asian subspecies longipes/buturlini)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 8, Cinco Ribeiras

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris, 1, Praínha

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Sete Citades
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, female, Sete Citades

Terceira (Susana Ázera and Luís Barcelos)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 12, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 2, Paul da Praia 
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 2, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, near Lagoa do Junco
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia

02-03-2013

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa do Capitao
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Lajes
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 4 Piedade, 6 Lajes and 6 Canto da Areia

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho)
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, drake, Lagoa dos Espraiados
Gadwall, Anas strepera, drake, Lagoa das Furnas
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 2, Lagoa das Furnas

01-03-2013

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro and Jorge Cardoso)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 14, Santana
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 15, Paul da Praia 
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

FEBRUARY 2013

28-02-2013

Faial (Valter Medeiros)
Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus, 1, Horta (Dutras)

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa do Capitao

Terceira (Carlos Pereira, João Meneses, Susana Ázera and Luís Barcelos)
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, drake, Lagoa das Narcejas
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 2 near Posto de Rádio Americano and 1 Canada do Quinhão Grande
Jack Snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus, 3, near Posto de Rádio Americano

27-02-2013

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 1, Lagoa do Capitao
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Areia Larga

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (potentially of the Asian subspecies longipes/buturlini)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

26-02-2013

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa de Capitao
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, São Vicente
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Areia Larga
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, São Roque

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Great White Egret, Egretta alba, 1, airport
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 5, Vila do Porto
Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus, 2, Abegoaria Grande
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, south of airport
Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

25-02-2013

Faial (Valter Medeiros)
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 3, Pedra Furada

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris, 2, Mistério da Praínha

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 4, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 15, Paul da Praia 
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 1, Cabo da Praia

24-02-2013

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 16, Vila do Porto
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Abegoaria Grande
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, south of airport
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 3, Abegoaria Grande
Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco
Eurasian Skylark, Alauda arvensis, 7, Abegoaria Grande

Terceira (Susana Ázera, Luís Barcelos and Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 15, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 15, Paul da Praia 
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 2, Cabo da Praia

23-02-2013

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Carolina Ferraz and Rúben Coelho)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Sete Citades
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 2, Sete Citades
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Sete Citades

22-02-2013

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa de Capitao
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Lajes
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 4, Lajes
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Madalena

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso, Gerbrand Michielsen and Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Sete Citades
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 10, Santana
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Lagoa de São Brás
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 1, Lagoa de São Brás
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Faja de Cima
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 4, Sete Citades
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Sofia Goulart, Carlos Pereira, António Terra and Cecília Melo)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 15, Paul da Praia 
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia

21-02-2013

Faial (Valter Medeiros)
Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus, 1, Horta (Colónia Alemã)

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

20-02-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso and Gerbrand Michielsen)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 12, Santana
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 14, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged  Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 14, Paul da Praia 
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Paul da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

19-02-2013

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro, Rúben Coelho and Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Northern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis, 1, Atalhada

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 13, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 14, Paul da Praia 
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Paul da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Lagoa do Junco

18-02-2013

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Jorge Cardoso, Rúben Coelho, Rui Botelho, Carlos Ribeiro and Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Sete Citades
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 12, Ribeira Seca
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, female, Sete Citades
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2 Ribeira Grande and 1 Ponta Delgada ETAR
Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus, 1st-winter, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 14, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Paul da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1 near Lagoa do Junco
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 3, Praia da Vitoria
Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis, 5, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 1, Cabo da Praia

17-02-2013

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1 São Vicente and 6 Canto d'Areia
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Canto d'Areia

Sao Miguel (Ruben Coelho)
Northern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis, 1, Atalhada
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 2, Lagoa das Furnas
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus, 1st-winter, Ponta Delgada ETAR

16-02-2013

Terceira (Nélson Moura, Vanda Medeiros and Carlos Pereira)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 14, Paul da Praia 
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Paul da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Praia da Vitoria fish port
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1 near Lagoa do Junco
Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis, 7, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 1, Cabo da Praia

15-02-2013

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, airport

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 2, Lagoa das Furnas
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

14-02-2013

Pico (Valter Medeiros and Carlos Bettencourt)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa do Capitao

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande
Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

13-02-2013

Terceira (Rúben Coelho, Sofia Goulart and Carlos Pereira)
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Angra do Heroismo (Porta de Pipas)
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, near Lagoa do Junco
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1 Canada do Quinhão Grande and 3 Posto de Rádio Americano
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, 2nd-winter, centre of the island
Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis, 1 Posto de Rádio Americano and 7 Canada do Quinhão Grande

12-02-2013

Pico (Valter Medeiros,Gracinda Sousa, Leonor Coelho and Miguel César)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1st-winter, Lajes
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 2 Canto d’Areia and 2 Lajes
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Lajes
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Lajes

Terceira (Rúben Coelho; Nélson Moura and Vanda Medeiros)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 6, Ponta das Contendas
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 9, Paul da Praia 
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 4, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

11-02-2013

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen and Carlos Ribeiro)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Sete Citades
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 37, Milhafres
Gadwall, Anas strepera, drake, Faja de Cima
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, female, Faja de Cima
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Sete Citades

Terceira (Rúben Coelho, Sofia Goulart, Cecília Melo, Carlos Pereira )
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Ilhéu das Contendas
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 5, Cabo da Praia (flew over)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 11 Porto Martins and 5 Cinco Ribeiras
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 14, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, near Lagoa do Junco

10-02-2013

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 6, Canto d’Areia

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 30 Milhafres and 1 Sete Citades

09-02-2013

Terceira (Rúben Coelho, Sofia Goulart, Luís Barcelos, Susana Ázera, Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 14, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Paul da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, near Lagoa do Junco
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1 Canada do Quinhão Grande and 4 Posto de Rádio Americano
Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla, adult, Paul da Praia
Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis, 7, Canada do Quinhão Grande

08-02-2013

Corvo (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1st-winter, Vila Nova do Corvo
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Vila Nova do C

07-02-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande
Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla, 1, Ribeira Grande (found dead)

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Cabo da Praia
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Angra do Heroismo (Porto de Pipas)
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

06-02-2013

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 9, Porto Martins
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Cabo da Praia

05-02-2013

Corvo (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, female, Caldeirao

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso, Rúben Coelho and Elisabeth Pacheco)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 12, Ribeira Seca
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 2, Lagoa das Furnas

04-02-2013

Corvo (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1st-winter, Vila Nova do Corvo
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, adult, Vila Nova do Corvo

Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Sofia Goulart)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 15, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, near Lagoa do Junco
Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis, 6, Canada do Quinhão Grande

03-02-2013

Faial (José Soares)
Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus, 1, Horta (Matriz)

Santa Maria (Joël Bried)
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 4, Abegoaria Grande
Eurasian Skylark, Alauda arvensis, 5, Abegoaria Grande

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho, Elizabeth Pacheco and Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 2, Lagoa das Furnas
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Terceira (Cecília Melo, Carlos Pereira, Susana Ázera and Luís Barcelos)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 15, Paul da Praia 
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Jack Snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus, 1, near Posto de Rádio Americano
European Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, adult, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 9, Praia da Vitoria
Red-throated Pipit, Anthus cervinus, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis, 7, Canada do Quinhão Grande

02-02-2013

Faial (José Soares)
Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus, 1, Horta (Matriz)

Flores (Frederico Fournir)
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Santa Cruz

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, 1, Mosteiros
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 2, Sete Citades
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, female, Sete Citades
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Mosteiros

01-02-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

JANUARY 2013

31-01-2013

Sao Miguel (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

30-01-2013

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1st-winter, Lajes do Pico
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 2, Lajes do Pico
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 2, Madalena

Santa Maria (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 7 Vila do Porto and 4 Hotel Colombo
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, 2, Abegoaria Grande
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 4, Abegoaria Grande
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1,  Ribeira de São Francisco
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco

Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Sofia Goulart)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 13, Paul da Praia 
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Cabo da Praia
Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis, 2, Lagoa das Narcejas

29-01-2013

Santa Maria (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Great White Egret, Egretta alba, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 8, Vila do Porto
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco

Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Cecília Melo)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 4, Cinco Ribeiras
Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita, 1, near Lagoa do Cerro

28-01-2013

Santa Maria (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Lagoa de Ginjal
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Lagoa de Ginjal
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

27-01-2013

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 2, Santana
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 4, Abegoaria Grande
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, Ribeira dos Poços
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco
Eurasian Skylark, Alauda arvensis, 6, Abegoaria Grande

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt and Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 6, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 12, Paul da Praia 
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 18, Praia da Vitória bay
Red-throated Pipit, Anthus cervinus, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande

26-01-2013

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho, Elizabeth Pacheco, Sofia Goulart, Manuela Lourenço and Yaiza López)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul
Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, 1, Mosteiros
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Lagoa Azul
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, female, Lagoa Azul
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

25-01-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 2, Lagoa das Furnas
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Ribeira Grande
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 4 near Posto de Rádio Americano and 1 Canada do Quinhão Grande
Jack Snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus, 1, near Posto de Rádio Americano
Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, adult, near Posto de Rádio Americano
Red-throated Pipit, Anthus cervinus, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande

24-01-2013

Sao Miguel (Sofia Goulart, Rúben Coelho and Elizabeth Pacheco)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 36, Ponta Delgada harbour

23-01-2013

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 36, Ponta Delgada harbour
Garganey, Anas querquedula, female, Faja de Cima
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Faja de Cima
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, female, Faja de Cima
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus, 1st-winter, Ponta Delgada ETAR

22-01-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso and Gerbrand Michielsen)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 2, Porto Formoso
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 32 Ponta Delgada and 13 Ribeira Seca
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 2(pair), Lagoa de São Brás 
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

21-01-2013

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 5, Vila do Porto
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Abegoaria Grande
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, Ribeira dos Poços
Eurasian Skylark, Alauda arvensis, 25, Abegoaria Grande
Pied Wagtail, Motacilla alba, 2, Ribeira dos Poços
Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris, 10, Abegoaria Grande

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso and Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 12, Ribeira Seca
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus, 1st-winter, Ponta Delgada ETAR

20-01-2013

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho)
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 2, Lagoa das Furnas
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, 1, Lagoa dos Espraiados
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Lagoa dos Espraiados
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus, 1, Achada das Furnas (Caminho Agrícola do Marquês)

19-01-2013

Terceira
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 10, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 7(5 adults, 2 2nd-winters), Praia da Vitória bay

18-01-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

Graciosa (Joël Bried)
Mandarin, Aix galericulata, drake, Pocos de Santa Cruz

17-01-2013

Graciosa (Joël Bried)
Mandarin, Aix galericulata, drake, Pocos de Santa Cruz

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso and Carlos Ribeiro)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande
Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus, 1st-winter, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Terceira (Sofia Goulart, Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Cabo da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Praia da Vitoria bay
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 15, Praia da Vitoria bay
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1 Praia da Vitoria fishing port and 2 Cabo da Praia
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 9, Praia da Vitoria
Common Gull, Larus canus, 1, Praia da Vitoria
Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis, adult, Praia da Vitoria fishing port
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 1, Cabo da Praia

16-01-2013

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, São Vicente

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 4, Vila do Porto
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, Ribeira dos Poços
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco

Terceira (Sofia Goulart and Carlos Pereira)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 15, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 9, Praia da Vitoria
Common Gull, Larus canus, 1, Praia da Vitoria

15-01-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 12, Praia da Vitoria (near the Modelo supermarket)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da  Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 16, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Praia da Vitoria fishing port
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Posto de Rádio Americano/Canada do Quinhão Grande

14-01-2013

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 1, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Sofia Goulart)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 12, Praia da Vitoria
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 5, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 15, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 9, Praia da Vitoria

13-01-2013

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Snowy Egret, Egretta thula, 1, Cais do Pico, São Roque
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 5, Praínha do Norte

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 16, Vila do Porto
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Vila do Porto
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, south of airport
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, Ribeira dos Poços
Eurasian Skylark, Alauda arvensis, 3, south of airport
Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris, 11, Abegoaria Grande
 
Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro and Rúben Coelho)
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Lagoa Seca
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, drake Lagoa Seca and female Lagoa dos Espraiados
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

12-01-2013

Sao Miguel (Ruben Coelho)
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1 Lagoa Seca and 1 Faja de Cima
Garganey, Anas querquedula, female, Lagoa das Furnas
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, female, Faja de Cima
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, drake, Lagoa Seca
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus, 1st-winter, Ponta Delgada ETAR

11-01-2013

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Areia Larga

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Ruben Coelho, Jorge Cardoso and Carlos Ribeiro)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 2, Lagoa Azul
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 2, Lagoa das Furnas
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Lagoa Seca
Garganey, Anas querquedula, female, Lagoa das Furnas
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Lagoa Azul
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, drake, Lagoa das Furnas
Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus, 1st-winter, Ponta Delgada ETAR

10-01-2013

Sao Miguel (José Borges, Jorge Cardoso and Carlos Ribeiro)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 31, Ponta Delgada (Marina das Portas do Mar)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande
Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus, 1st-winter, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 3, Paul da  Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 12, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

09-01-2013

Corvo (Kathy Rita)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Vila Nova do Corvo

Faial (Joël Bried)
Northern Pintail, Anas acuta, 1, Lagoa de Pedro Miguel
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, female, Lagoa de Pedro Miguel

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

08-01-2013

Sao Jorge (Carlos Pereira and Cecília Melo)
Northern Pintail, Anas acuta, female, Faja dos Cubres

Sao Miguel (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte and Carlos Ribeiro)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 12 Ribeira Seca and 1 Sete Citades
Northern Pintail, Anas acuta, 1, Sete Citades
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Sete Citades
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

07-01-2013

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
American Great Egret, Egretta alba egretta, 1, Ribeira dos Poços
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 4, Vila do Porto
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 1, Abegoaria Grande
Eurasian Skylark, Alauda arvensis, 3, south of airport
White Wagtail, Motacilla alba, 1, Ribeira dos Poços

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 2, Porto Formoso
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 2, Lagoa de Sao Brás
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

Terceira (Sofia Goulart and Elisabeth Pacheco)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 10, Porto Martins
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 3, Paul da  Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 14, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

06-01-2013

Sao Jorge (Carlos Pereira)
Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis, 2, Fajã dos Cubres
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Caldeira de Santo Cristo

Terceira (Luís Barcelos and Susana Ázera)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 10, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 3, Paul da  Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 14, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

05-01-2013

Terceira (Ruben Coelho and Sofia Goulart)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 10, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 3, Paul da  Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 12, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis, 1, Praia da Vitoria fishing port

04-01-2013

Faial (Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Northern Pintail, Anas acuta, 1, Lagoa de Pedro Miguel
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, female, Lagoa de Pedro Miguel

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 10, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 5, Paul da  Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 16(8 drakes), Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

03-01-2013

Faial (Valter Medeiros, Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Northern Pintail, Anas acuta, 1, Lagoa de Pedro Miguel
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, female, Lagoa de Pedro Miguel 
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, Pedro Miguel Botanic Garden

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

02-01-2013

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 8, Vila do Porto
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 2, Cova do Areão
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, football field near airport
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 4, Abegoaria Grande
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, football field near airport
Eurasian Skylark, Alauda arvensis, 13, Abegoaria Grande

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 13, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 5, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 16(8 drakes), Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

01-01-2013

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro, Carlos Medeiros and Rita Melo)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 2, Porto Formoso
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Faja de Cima
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

DECEMBER 2012

31-12-2012

Faial (Joël Bried)
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, female, Lagoa de Pedro Miguel

Pico (Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Praínha de Baixo

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

Terceira (Rúben Coelho, Sofia Goulart and Luís Espínola)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 5, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 16(8 drakes), Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

30-12-2012

Sao Miguel (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 2, Lagoa das Furnas

Terceira (Susana Ázera and Luís Barcelos)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Porto Martins
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 13, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 10, Paul da Praia
Greater  Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank,Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

28-12-2012

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen and Andreas Naumann)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, adult, Porto Formoso
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Faja de Cima
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

Terceira (Rúben Coelho)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

27-12-2012

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Raquel Michielsen, Andreas Naumann and Jorge Cardoso)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, near Sete Citades
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 3, Vila Franca do Campo
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 19 Arrifes Aribana fields and 2 Faja de Cima fields
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 1, near Sete Citades
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 1, near Sete Citades
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, near Sete Citades
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, drake, near Sete Citades
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 11, Paul da Praia

26-12-2012

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 8, Vila do Porto
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, 11, Santana
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1,Ribeira dos Poços
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 1, Abegoaria Grande
Ring Ouzel, Turdus torquatus, 1, Abegoaria Grande

Terceira (Rúben Coelho)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, adult, Porto Martins

25-12-2012

Terceira (Rúben Coelho)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, adult, Porto Martins

24-12-2012

Pico (Carlos Pereira and Valter Medeiros)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1 Santana and 2 São Roque
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Lajes do Pico

Terceira (Rúben Coelho, Susana Ázera and Luís Barcelos)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, adult, Porto Martins

23-12-2012

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Santana
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, 19, Santana
Eurasian Skylark, Alauda arvensis, 3, Abegoaria Grande
Ring Ouzel, Turdus torquatus, 1, Abegoaria Grande

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

22-12-2012

Pico (Cecília Melo, Carlos Pereira and Valter Medeiros)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 2 Santo Antonio and 1 Criacao Velha

21-12-2012

Santa Maria (Nélson Moura)
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco

Terceira (Rúben Coelho and Elisabeth Pacheco)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 9 Belo Jardim
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 6 Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

20-12-2012

Pico (Teresa Melo)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Santo Antonio

Santa Maria (Nélson Moura)
American Great Egret, Egretta alba egretta, 1, Santana
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 8, near Vila do Porto
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, 20, Santana

19-12-2012

Corvo (Kathy Rita)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Vila Nova do Corvo (by the Comodoro)

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 3, Santo Antonio

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Lagoa Azul

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt, Rúben Coelho and Sofia Goulart)
Common/Black Scoter, Melanitta nigra/americana, 1, Praia da Vitoria bay
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 8, Praia da Vitoria
Common Gull, Larus canus, adult, Praia da Vitoria
Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis, Praia da Vitoria bay

18-12-2012

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 13, Santana
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, 20, Santana
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 4, Abegoaria Grande
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, south of airport
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Jorge Cardoso and Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, João Bom
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt, Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 8 Paul da Praia and 3 Belo Jardim
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 13(7 drakes) Paul da Praia and drake Lagoa do Junco
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

16-12-2012

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Spotted Crake, Porzana porzana, 1st-winter, Lagoa das Narcejas (Pico da Bagaçina)

15-12-2012

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 10, Santana
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, 20, Santana

Terceira (Rúben Coelho and Carlos Pereira)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 13(7 drakes), Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

14-12-2012

Faial (Joël Bried)
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, female, Lagoa de Pedro Miguel

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Lajes do Pico

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 8, Ribeira de São Domingos

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

Terceira (Carlos Pereira; Susana Ázera and Luís Barcelos)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1 Lagoa do Junco and 1 Belo Jardim
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 12(7 drakes), Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, adult, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 9(6 adults, 2 2nd-winters and 1st-winter), Lajes airport
Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia, 1st-winter, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

13-12-2012

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa do Capitão
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Santo Antonio

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

12-12-2012

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, adult, Canada do Quinhão Grande
 Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, near Lagoa do Junco

11-12-2012

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 4, Santo Antonio
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, São Roque

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso and Carlos Ribeiro)
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, drake, Achada das Furnas
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, Lagoa dos Espraiados
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

10-12-2012

Graciosa (Belcior Pais, Pedro Raposo, Carlos Picanço and Luís Aguiar)
Allen's Gallinule, Porphyrio alleni, 1st-winter, Praia (picked up in an emaciated condition and taken into care)

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 2, Santo Antonio

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt, Paulo Pinto, João Lopes and José Oliveira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Praia da Vitoria
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 8, Praia da Vitoria

09-12-2012

Terceira (Luís Barcelos, Susana Ázera, Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Greylag, Anser anser, 7, Posto de Rádio Americano
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 12(7 drakes), Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Peregrine, Falco peregrinus, 1, Angra do Heroismo
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 2, near Lagoa do Junco
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

08-12-2012

Faial (Joël Bried)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, adult, Horta harbour

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, west of airport
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1 Lagoa do Ginjal and 1 Cova do Areão
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 4, Abegoaria Grande

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho)
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 2, Lagoa das Furnas
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 2, Lagoa das Furnas

07-12-2012

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Madalena harbour

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

06-12-2012

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa do Capitão
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Lagoa do Paul

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso and Carlos Ribeiro)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 2, Porto Formoso
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

05-12-2012

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, near Lagoa do Junco

04-12-2012

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia

03-12-2012

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Lagoa do Paul

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Lagoa do Ginjal
European Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria, 1, Abegoaria Grande
White Wagtail, Motacilla alba, 1, Cova do Areão

Terceira (Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Cabo da Praia

02-12-2012

Sao Miguel (Nelson Moura, Pedro Rodrigues and Carlos Ribeiro)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1, Ilhéus dos Mosteiros
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 2, Lagoa das Furnas

01-12-2012

Faial (Joël Bried)
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, female, Lagoa de Pedro Miguel

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 1, Lajes do Pico
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Lajes do Pico

NOVEMBER 2012

30-11-2012

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso and Rúben Coelho)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1 Porto Formoso and 2 Vila Franca do Campo
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 2, Lagoa das Furnas

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

29-11-2012

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro, Nuno and Tiago Bicudo da Ponte)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1, Porto Formoso
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 2, Lagoa das Furnas
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 3, Lagoa das Furnas
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

28-11-2012

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho et al)
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 2, Lagoa das Furnas

27-11-2012

Corvo (Kathy and Renee Rita)
Common Crane, Grus grus, 2(adult and juv), Pão de Açucar
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, 1, Pão de Açucar

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1, Porto Formoso
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

26-11-2012

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso and Carlos Ribeiro)
Northern Pintail, Anas acuta, 2 drakes, Lagoa Azul
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Eurasian Siskin, Carduelis spinus, 1, Lagoa Azul

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt and Filipe Barata)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 4, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Paul da Praia

25-11-2012

Santa Maria (Joël Bried)
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, 2, Abegoaria Grande
Peregrine, Falco peregrinus, juvenile male, north of airport
Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus, 1, Abegoaria Grande

Terceira (Luís Barcelos, Susana Ázera, Filipe Barata, Jerry Bettencourt and Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 4, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, Paul da Praia
Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 4, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Paul da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Paul da Praia

24-11-2012

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 1, Lajes do Pico
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Lajes do Pico
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Lajes do Pico

23-11-2012

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 1, Lajes do Pico

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 4, Abegoaria Grande
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 2, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 4(2 drakes), Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia

21-11-2012

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt, Sofia Goulart and Filipe Barata)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 4(2 drakes), Paul de Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Paul da Praia
Common Scoter, Melanitta nigra, 1, Praia da Vitoria harbour

20-11-2012

Faial (Maria Magalhães)
Leach's Storm-petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa, 1, Horta harbour (released)

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, 2, Abegoaria Grande
American Coot, Fulica americana, 1, Cova do Areão
Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus, 3, Abegoaria Grande

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt, Filipe Barata, Jerry Bettencourt, Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, female, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Common Scoter, Melanitta nigra, 1, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2 Cabo da Praia

18-11-2012

Pico (Justin Hart)
Peregrine, Falco peregrinus, 1, over islands off Madalena

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho, Carla Veríssimo et al)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Praia do Monte Verde)

Terceira (Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 4(2 drakes), Paul de Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3, Cabo da Praia
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Praia da Vitoria fishing port
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Paul da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1 Paul da Praia and 2 Cabo da Praia
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 3 adults, Praia da Vitoria

17-11-2012

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Carolina Ferraz et al)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 3(adult and 2 1st-winters), Vila Franca do Campo
Skylark Alauda arvensis, 1, between Lagoa and Vila Franca do Campo

Terceira (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte and Carlos Pereira)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 4(2 drakes), Paul de Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, near Lagoa do Junco

16-11-2012

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, 2, Abegoaria Grande
Peregrine, Falco peregrinus, 1, Abegoaria Grande
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Abegoaria Grande
American Coot, Fulica americana, 1, Cova do Areão
Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris, 3, Abegoaria Grande
Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita, 2, Vila do Porto

15-11-2012

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Ribeira Grande (at Bandejo)

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna, 1, Cabo da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 4(2 drakes), Paul de Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6 Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Praia da Vitoria fishing port
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
European Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, 2(adult and 1st-winter), near Lagoa do Ginjal
Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia, 1st-winter, Canada do Quinhão Grande

13-11-2012

Faial (Rogério Feio and Joël Bried)
Leach's Storm-petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa, 1, Horta harbour (picked up, ringed and released)

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, 2, Abegoaria Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, west of airport
Eurasian Skylark, Alauda arvensis, 1, west of airport
Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris, 1, Cova do Areão

12-11-2012

Faial (Joël Bried)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Lajinha (Feteira)

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso and Mikael Larsson)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 2, Lagoa Azul
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1st-winter, Porto Formoso
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Lagoa Azul
Garganey, Anas querquedula, female/juvenile, Lagoa de Sao Bras
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Praia do Monte Verde in Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 5, Praia do Monte Verde in Ribeira Grande

11-11-2012

Faial (Dejalme Vargas and Joël Bried)
Pintail, Anas acuta, female, Lagoa de Pedro Miguel
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, female, Lagoa de Pedro Miguel
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, female, Lagoa de Pedro Miguel

Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Cecília Melo, Filipe Barata and Jerry Bettencourt)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 1, Paul de Praia
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 1 Canada do Quinhão Grande and 1 Canada do Junco
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6 Paul da Praia and 5 Canada do Quinhão Grande
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1 Canada do Quinhão Grande and 2 near Lagoa do Junco
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Paul da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Paul da Praia
European Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, adult, near Lagoa do Ginjal
Skylark Alauda arvensis, 1, Canada do Junco

10-11-2012

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, 2, Abegoaria Grande
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, south of airport
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1 Abegoaria Grande and 1 south of airport
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, west of airport
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, Ribeira dos Poços
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, west of airport

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Mikael Larsson and Rúben Coelho)
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, adult, Sao Roque
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Lagoa Azul
Northern Pintail, Anas acuta, 2, Lagoa Azul
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 2, Lagoa dos Espraiados
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 4, Lagoa dos Espraiados
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Ribeira Grande

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt, Sofia Goulart, Susana Ázera and Luís Barcelos)
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna, 1, Cabo da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 1, Paul de Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3, Porto Martins
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia

09-11-2012

Sao Miguel (Mikael Larsson)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, adult and 1st-winter, Vila Franca do Campo
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Angra do Heroismo marina
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna, 1, Cabo da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1 Cabo da Praia

08-11-2012

Sao Miguel (Staffan Rodebrand and Mikael Larsson)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Lagoa Azul
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, adult and 1st-winter, Vila Franca do Campo
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, drake, Lagoa Azul 
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, 1, over Praia do Pópulo
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, 1st-winter, Praia do Pópulo
European Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, 2 1st-winters, Praia do Pópulo
Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, first-winter, Praia do Pópulo

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 1 Paul da Praia and drake Lagoa do Junco
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6 Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1 Canada do Quinhão Grande, 2 near Lagoa do Junco and 1 Canada do Junco
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
European Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, adult, Canada do Quinhão Grande

07-11-2012

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
American Great Egret, Egretta alba egretta, 1, Praia Formosa

Sao Miguel (Staffan Rodebrand and Jorge Cardoso)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 2, Porto Formoso
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponicus, 1, flew west at Praia do Pópulo
Dowitcher sp., Limnodromus sp., 1, flew west at Praia do Pópulo
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, 1st-winter, Praia do Pópulo
European Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, 3, Praia do Pópulo
Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita, 1, 'Phyllo Wood' at Sete Citades
Eurasian Siskin, Carduelis spinus, 1, 'Phyllo Wood' at Sete Citades

06-11-2012

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 3, south of the airport
Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus, 1, Cova do Areão
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 2, Cova do Areão

Sao Miguel (Staffan Rodebrand, Carlos and Sousa Ribeiro)
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, adult, Praia do Pópulo (later at Ponta Delgada ETAR)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 2 1st-winters, Porto Formoso
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 2, Lagoa das Furnas
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Lagoa Azul
Northern Pintail, Anas acuta, 2, Lagoa Azul
Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator, 2, Praia do Pópulo
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3, Ribeira Grande
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Ribeira Grande
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponicus, 4, Ponta Delgada ETAR
Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, first-winter, Praia do Pópulo
Common Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra, 2, Serra de Tronqueira

05-11-2012

Sao Miguel (Staffan Rodebrand)
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 1, Ponta Delgada harbour
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, adult and 1st-winter, Vila Franca do Campo
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Vila Franca do Campo
American Herring Gull, 1st-winter, Ponta Delgada harbour
Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, first-winter, Ponta Delgada harbour

Terceira (Dominic Mitchell and Gerbrand Michielsen)
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna, 1, Cabo da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 5 Paul da Praia and 1 Cabo da Praia
Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus, juvenile, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

04-11-2012

Sao Miguel (Arthur Geilvoet)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Lagoa Azul
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Lagoa Azul
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, drake, Lagoa Azul

Terceira (Dominic Mitchell)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Lagoa do Junco
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 1, Paul de Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Posto de Rádio Americano
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6, Paul da Praia, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Scoter, Melanitta nigra, 3 immatures, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Northern Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, 7, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, first-winter, Lagoa do Junco, two first-winters, Praia da Vitoria harbour

03-11-2012

Sao Miguel (Arthur Geilvoet)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, adult and 1st-winter, Vila Franca do Campo
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

Terceira (Dominic Mitchell, Ilkka Sahi and Jari Pitkakoski)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Angra do Heroismo
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Lagoa do Junco
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 1, Paul de Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6 Paul da Praia and 1 Cabo da Praia
Common Scoter, Melanitta nigra, 5 immatures, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponicus, 4, Cabo da Praia
Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, adult, Praia da Vitoria harbour

02-11-2012

Corvo (Richard Bonser, Arthur Geilvoet, Ilkka Sahi and Jari Pitkakoski)
Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, adult, west of airfield/lower fields
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhyncus, 1, caldeirao
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 2, caldeirao
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, 2 (including hybrids), caldeirao
Common Crane, Grus grus, 3, Caldeirao
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, old harbour
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, caldeirao
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, old harbour
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicolis, 1, caldeirao
Bar-tailed Godwit, Linosa lapponica, 1, caldeirao
Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus colybita, 1, Lighthouse Valley
Lapland Bunting, Calcarius lapponicus, 1, Lighthouse Valley

Terceira (Staffan Rodebrand)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 1, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 6 Paul da Praia and 1 Cabo da Praia
Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, juvenile, found dead in Praia da Vitoria harbour
Common Scoter, Melanitta nigra, 5 immatures, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, 4(adult and 3 1st-winters), Praia da Vitoria harbour

01-11-2012

Corvo (Richard Bonser, Arthur Geilvoet, Pedro Geraldes, Ilkka Sahi, Jari Pitkakoski et al)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, juvenile, caldeirao
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhyncus, 1, caldeirao
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 2, caldeirao
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, 1, over Ribeira da Ponte
Common Crane, Grus grus, 3, Caldeirao (2 of these over Lighthouse Valley)
Spotted Crake, Porzana porzana, 1, Ribeira da Ponte
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1 reservoir and 1 airfield
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicolis, 5 reservoir, 6 caldeirao and 3 old harbour
Bar-tailed Godwit, Linosa lapponica, 1, caldeirao
Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura, 1, middle fields
White Wagtail, Motacilla alba, 1, rubbish tip
Skylark, Alauda arvensis, 1, reservoir
American Robin, Turdus migratorius, 1st-winter, between reservoir and power station

Terceira (Staffan Rodebrand, Gerbrand Michielsen et al)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, near Posto de Rádio Americano
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 5 Paul da Praia and 1 Cabo da Praia
Pintail, Anas acuta, 3, near Posto de Rádio Americano
American Wigeon, Anas americana, drake, Lagoa do Junco
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 1, near Posto de Rádio Americano
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 4, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 3, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1+ Canada do Quinhão Grande and 2 near Lagoa do Junco
Herring Gull, Larus argenteus, adult, near Lagoa do Junco
Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus colybita, 1, Paul da Praia

OCTOBER 2012

31-10-2012

Corvo (Richard Bonser, Arthur Geilvoet, Pedro Geraldes et al)
Common Crane, Grus grus, 3 (2 ads and juv) fields below the airfield
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, airfield
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicolis, 1, airfield
Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura, 1, middle fields
Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus, 1, middle fields
Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii, 1, middle fields

Flores (Richard Bonser, Arthur Geilvoet, Ilkka Sahi and Jari Pitkakoski)
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, drake, Lagoa Seca
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, 2 (including hybrids), Lagoa Seca
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 5, Lagoa Branca
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 5 Ponta Delgada, 1 Faja Grande and 1 Lagoa Rasa
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1 Ponta Delgada and 2 Ponta do Albarnaz
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, adult, Ponta do Albarnaz
Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, 1st-winter, Ponta do Albarnaz

Terceira (Staffan Rodebrand, Gerbrand Michielsen, Carlos Pereira et al)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Angra do Heroismo marina
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 1, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 5 Paul da Praia and 1 Cabo da Praia
Common Scoter, Melanitta nigra, 5 immatures, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, 8, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 9, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 20+ Cabo da Praia
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Praia da Vitoria fishing port
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 3, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Bar-tailed Godwit, Linosa lapponica, 6, Cabo da Praia
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, adult, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia, 1st-winter, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Mediterranean Gull,  Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, 4(adult and 3 1st-winters), Praia da Vitoria harbour
Skylark, Alauda arvensis, 2, Canada do Quinhão Grande

30-10-2012

Flores (Richard Bonser, Arthur Geilvoet, Ilkka Sahi and Jari Pitkakoski)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 5 Ponta Delgada and 4 Faja Grande
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 11 Ponta Delgada and 1 Ponta do Albarnaz
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, adult, Ponta do Albarnaz
Skylark, Alauda arvensis, 1, Faja Grande
Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, 1, reported briefly at Faja Grande

Sao Miguel (Micha Neumann et al)
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 3 (male + 2 females), Lagoa das Furnas
Pochard, Aythya ferina, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Shoveler, Anas clypeata, 4, Lagoa das Furnas

Terceira (Staffan Rodebrand)
Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, juvenile, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Common/Black Scoter, Melanitta nigra/americana, 5 immatures, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Common Gull, Larus canus, 1st-winter, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia, 1st-winter, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, adult and two 1st-winters, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Little Tern, Sterna albifrons, 1st-winter, Praia da Vitoria harbour

29-10-2012

Terceira (Richard Bonser, Arthur Geilvoet and Staffan Rodebrand)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Angra do Heroismo marina
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 3, Ilhéu da Mina
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 1st-winter drake, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 5 Paul da Praia and 1 Cabo da Praia
Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, juvenile, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Common/Black Scoter, Melanitta nigra/americana, 5 immatures, Praia da Vitoria harbour
European Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria, adult, Lajes airfield
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 4, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 25+ Cabo da Praia and 1 Lajes airfield
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Praia da Vitoria fishing port 
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 3, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia, 1st-winter, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, 1st-winter, Praia da Vitoria harbour

28-10-2012

Sao Miguel (Vincent Legrand and Carlos Ribeiro)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, adult and 1st-winter, Vila Franca do Campo
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Lagoa Azul
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Pintail, Anas acuta, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2, Lagoa das Furnas
Pochard, Aythya ferina, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, juvenile, Lagoa Azul

Terceira (Richard Bonser, Arthur Geilvoet, Staffan Rodebrand, Ilkka Sahi, Micha Neumann et al)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 2 1st-winters, Ilhéu da Mina
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 1st-winter drake, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 5 Paul da Praia and 1 Cabo da Praia
Common/Black Scoter, Melanitta nigra/americana, 5 immatures, Praia da Vitoria harbour
European Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria, adult, Lajes airfield
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 8, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 60+, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 3, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, west of Porto Martins
Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia, 1st-winter, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, 2 1st-winters, Praia da Vitoria harbour

27-10-2012

Corvo (Pedro Geraldes)
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhyncus, 1, caldeirao
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 2, caldeirao
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, juvenile, caldeirao
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, fields below reservoir
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, reservoir
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 14, 12 caldeirao + 2 reservoir

Pico (Valter Medeiros, Dania Tesei and Justin Hart)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1, Criação Velha
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3, 2 Areia Funda + 1 Areia Larga
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 2, Areia Larga
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Barca

Sao Miguel  (Richard Bonser, Gerbrand Michielsen, Vincent Legrand, Micha Neumann, Joaquim Teodósio and Ruben Coelho)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1, Vila Franca do Campo
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 1, Lagoa dos Espraiados
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1 Lagoa Azul and 1 Faja de Cima
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2, Lagoa das Furnas
Pochard, Aythya ferina, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Ribeira Grande
Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita, 2, Lagoa Azul

26-10-2012

Corvo (Pedro Geraldes)
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, fields below reservoir
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 1, fields below reservoir
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, airfield
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, reservoir
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 8, 5 reservoir and 3 airfield
Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura, 1, middle fields

Sao Miguel (Micha Neumann, Gerbrand Michielsen, Reinhold Lannert, Klaus Drissner and Gabriele Neumayer)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, adult and 1st-winter, Vila Franca do Campo
Pintail, Anas acuta, 2, Lagoa Azul
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 1, Lagoa de Sao Bras
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2, Lagoa das Furnas
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 1, Vila Franca do Campo

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 1, Posto de Rádio Americano
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 7, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 4, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 56, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 2, Posto de Rádio Americano, Lagoa do Junco
Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, 1st-winter, Lagoa do Junco
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, 2nd-winter, Posto de Rádio Americano

25-10-2012

Corvo (Darryl Spittle)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, flew over Vila Nova
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2 west end of airfield and 1 old harbour
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, old harbour
Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura, 1, middle fields
Myrtle Warbler, Setophaga coronata, 1, above the miradouro

Flores (Klaus Drissner and Gabriele Neumayer)
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, drake, Lagoa Lomba

Santa Maria (Nélson Moura)
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Lagoa do Ginjal
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 4, Abegoaria Grande
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 5, Abegoaria Grande

Sao Miguel (Micha Neumann)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 1, Ponta Delgada
Common Gull, Larus canus, adult, Faja de Cima

24-10-2012

Corvo (Darryl Spittle)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 1, lower fields
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 5, airfield
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritimus, 1, near airfield
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 2 airfield
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, near airfield
Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura, 1, middle fields
Myrtle Warbler, Setophaga coronata, 1, above the miradouro
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 1, middle fields

Faial (David Monticelli)
Canada Goose, Branta canadensis, 1, Horta

Flores (Klaus Drissner and Gabriele Neumayer)
Peregrine, Falco peregrinus, juvenile, Ponta Delgada
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, Ponta do Albarnaz

Graciosa (Luís Aguiar)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 2, Baía da Barra, Santa Cruz

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1, Lajido da Criação Velha
American Great Egret, Egretta alba egretta, 1, Lajido da Criação Velha
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Madalena
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1 Areia Larga

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro and Micha Neumann)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1st-winter, Vila Franca do Campo
Pintail, Anas acuta, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2, Lagoa das Furnas
Pochard, Aythya ferina, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt and Filipe Barata)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 5, Paul da Praia

23-10-2012

Corvo (Darryl Spittle, Pierre-Andre Crochet, Pedro Geraldes et al)
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, 1, caldeirao
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, caldeirao
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, caldeirao
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 5 middle fields
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 1, fields below reservoir
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, fields below reservoir
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 10 caldeirao, 5 reservoir and 2 airfield
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1 caldeirao and 1 near airfield
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, 1, airfield
Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura, 1, middle fields
Prairie Warbler, Setophaga discolor, 1, Lighthouse Valley
Dickcissel, Spiza americana, 1, middle fields
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 1, middle fields

Flores (Klaus Drissner and Gabriele Neumayer)
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 2 adults, Ponta do Albarnaz
Buff-bellied Pipit, Anthus rubescens, Ponta Delgada soccer field

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Lajes do Pico
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Madalena

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco
Great White Egret, Egretta alba, 1, Covas de Almagreira

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1st-winter, Vila Franca do Campo
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, fields near Faja de Cima
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 30, fields near Faja de Cima

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt)
Common/Black Scoter, Melanitta nigra/americana, 5 immatures, Praia da Vitoria harbour

22-10-2012

Corvo (Darryl Spittle, Pierre-Andre Crochet et al)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Ribeira da Lapa
Corncrake, Crex crex, 2, above the miradouro
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3 reservoir and 4 airfield
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, between higher fields and reservoir
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 1, between higher fields and reservoir
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, reservoir
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 15 reservoir and 6 airfield
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, harbour
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, near-adult, west end of airfield
Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura, 1, middle fields
Buff-bellied Pipit, Anthus rubescens, 1, reservoir
Myrtle Warbler, Setophaga coronata, 2, above the miradouro
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 1, middle fields

Flores (Klaus Drissner and Gabriele Neumayer)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Branca
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1st-winter, Lajes harbour
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Lagoa Branca
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, juvenile, Ponta do Albarnaz
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1 Ponta do Albarnaz and 1 Ponta Delgada
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 4, Ponta do Albarnaz

Graciosa (Luís Aguiar)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 2, Baía da Barra, Santa Cruz

Terceira (Stefan Pfützke and Michael Fricke)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1, Porto Martins
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, near-adult, south of Lagoa do Junco
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 1, south of Lagoa do Junco

21-10-2012

Corvo (Pedro Geraldes, Darryl Spittle et al)
Fea's/Zino's Petrel, Pterodroma feae/madeira, 1, west end of airfield
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, adult, lower fields
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2 reservoir and 6 Vila Nova
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, reservoir
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 14+ reservoir and 5+ Vila Nova
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, harbour
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 1, reservoir
American Robin, Turdus migratorius, 1, between reservoir and power station
Prairie Warbler, Setophaga discolor, 1, Lighthouse Valley
Yellow Warbler, Setophaga petechia, 1, Lighthouse Valley
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 1, higher fields

Faial (Joël Bried and Mário Silva)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Lagoa de Pedro Miguel
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1st-winter, Porto Pim

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Peter van Scheepen & Richard Ek)
Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, juvenile, Povoação 
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 1, outside Hotel Barracuda, Sao Roque
Pintail, Anas acuta, pair, Lagoa Azul
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Pochard, Aythya ferina, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus, 1, Mosteiros
Blackpoll Warbler, Setophaga striata, 1, 'Phyllo Wood', Sete Cidades

Terceira (Stefan Pfützke, Michael Fricke and Carlos Pereira)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 2, Porto Martins
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna, juvenile, Cabo da Praia
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, drake, Lagoa do Junco (bird found dead, probably shot)
Common/Black Scoter, Melanitta nigra/americana, 5 immatures, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 10, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, c.100, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1 Cabo da Praia and 1 Canada do Quinhão Grande
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, fields near Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1 northwest of Lagoa do Junco and 2 Canada do Quinhão Grande

20-10-2012

Corvo (many observers)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Ribeira da Lapa
Peregrine, Falco peregrinus, juvenile, Vila Nova
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, 1, Lighthouse Valley
Caspian Plover, Charadrius asiaticus, 1st-winter, reservoir
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2 airfield
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 20+, airfield and reservoir
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 2+, Lighthouse Valley and reservoir
Buff-bellied Pipit, Anthus rubescens, 1, near beach (in front of the seabird reserve fence)
Prairie Warbler, Setophaga discolor, 1, Lighthouse Valley
Myrtle Warbler, Setophaga coronata, 1 Lighthouse Valley and 1 above Vila Nova
Yellow Warbler, Setophaga petechia, 1, Lighthouse Valley
Blackpoll Warbler, Setophaga striata, 1, Ribeira da Ponte/Pico

Faial (Joël Bried)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Horta harbour
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Horta harbour

Flores (Rainer Sottorf)
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 11, Ponta do Albarnaz
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus, 1, Ponta do Albarnaz

Pico (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
American Great Egret, Egretta alba egretta, 1, Areia Larga
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1 Areia Larga and 1 Madalena
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1 Areia Larga and 1 Madalena

Santa Maria (Carina Viveiros)
American Great Egret, Egretta alba egretta, 1, Praia Formosa

Terceira (Dominic Mitchell, Stefan Pfützke, Michael Fricke, Christian Leth, Carlos Pereira et al)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Tricoloured Heron, Egretta tricolor, juvenile, briefly at Cabo da Praia
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 2+, Porto Martins
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, drake, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Common/Black Scoter, Melanitta nigra/americana, 5 immatures, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 12+, Cabo da Praia
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, 5, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 180+, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, fields near Cabo da Praia
Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata, 1, fields near Cabo da Praia
Skylark, Alauda arvensis, 3, Canada do Quinhão Grande

19-10-2012

Corvo (many observers)
Peregrine, Falco peregrinus, juvenile, middle and higher fields
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, 1, over middle fields
Caspian Plover, Charadrius asiaticus, 1st-winter, reservoir
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominicus, 1st-winter, between reservoir and higher fields
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2 airfield and 6 reservoir
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, reservoir
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 30+, airfield and reservoir
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1st-winter, reservoir
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, airfield
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, near-adult, west end of airport
Buff-bellied Pipit, Anthus rubescens, 1 middle fields and 1 reservoir
American Robin, Turdus migratorius, 1, between reservoir and higher fields
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus, 1st-winter male, middle fields
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 1, middle fields

Flores (Dominic Mitchell and Rainer Sottorf)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus , 2, Santa Cruz airport
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Santa Cruz airport
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, Fajã do Conde

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
American Great Egret, Egretta alba egretta, 1, Lajido da Criação Velha
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1 Areia Larga, 1 Barca and 1 Madalena
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1 Areia Larga, 1 Madalena and 1 Lajido da Criação Velha

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Great Egret, Egretta alba, 1, Praia Formosa
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Cova do Areão
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 4, Abegoaria Grande
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Abegoaria Grande :
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 3 Abegoaria Grande and 6 south of airport
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, south of airport
Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco

Sao Miguel (Josh Jones and Carlos Ribeiro)
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, Vila Franca do Campo harbour

Terceira (Dominic Mitchell et al)
Common/Black Scoter, Melanitta nigra/americana, 5 immatures, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 12+, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 180+, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Cabo da Praia fishing port
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia

18-10-2012

Corvo (many observers)
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, 1, caldeirao
Black Duck, Anas rubripes, drake, caldeirao
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 1+, caldeirao
Night Heron, Nycatorax nycatorax, adult, Vila Nova
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 2, 1 reservoir, 1 caldeirao
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 6
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 55+
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, reservoir
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, reservoir
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1+, caldeirao
Grey-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus, 1, Ribeira da Lapa
American Robin, Turdus migratorius, 1, fields above power station
Ring Ouzel, Turdus torquatus, 1, reservoir
Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus, 1, Pico
Philadelphia Vireo, Vireo philadelphicus, 1, Pico
Tennessee Warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina, 1, Middle Fields
Blackpoll Warbler, Setophaga striata, 1, Pico
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus, 1, fields near power station
Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii, 1, fields above power station
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 2, 1 da Ponte and 1 Vila Nova
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 1, Middle Fields

Flores (Dominic Mitchell, Bob Swann, Bill Bailey, Malcolm and Helen Loft, and Rainer Sottorf)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Branca
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 2, Lagoa Branca
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 10, Lagoa da Lomba
Northern Parula, Setophaga americana, 1, Ponta da Fajã
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus,1, Ponta do Albarnaz
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 1, Fajã do Conde

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus, 1, Santo Amaro
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Barca
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1 Lagoa do Caiado and 2 Lagoa do Peixinho

Sao Miguel (Peter Van Scheepen and Carlos Ribeiro)
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 1, Ponta Delgada harbour
Pintail, Anas acuta, pair, Lagoa Azul
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, female, Lagoa das Furnas
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Lagoa Azul
Willet, Tringa semipalmata, 1, Vila Franca do Campo harbour

17-10-2012

Corvo (many observers)
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, 1, caldeirao
Pintail, Anas acuta, 1, caldeirao
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, juvenile, caldeirao
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycatorax nycatorax, adult, Vila Nova
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 45
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, 1, caldeirao
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, near-adult, west end of runway
American Robin, Turdus migratorius, 1, fields near power station
Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, 1, upper Cancelas (200m below lighthouse road)
Grey-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus, 1, top part of Poco d'Agua
Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus, 1, Pico
Philadelphia Vireo, Vireo philadelphicus, 1, Pico
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 2, 1 da Ponte, 1 Lighthouse Valley
Blackpoll Warbler, Setophaga striata, 1, Pico
Northern Parula, Setophaga americana, 1+, 1st-winter female top of Ribeira da Lapa
Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas, 1, 1st-winter female at top of Ribeira da Lapa
Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii, 1, fields near power station

Flores (Dominic Mitchell, Bob Swann, Bill Bailey, Malcolm and Helen Loft, and Rainer Sottorf)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Branca
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Inhame Vermelho
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, drake, Lagoa da Lomba
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 2, Lagoa Branca
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Lagoa da Lomba
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 1, Lagoa da Lomba
Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus, 1, Terra da Costa (E of Ponta Albarnaz)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 5, Ponta Delgada, 1, Fajã Grande
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 25 at four sites - maximum count 12 Inhame Vermelho
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus, 1, Terra da Costa (E of Ponta Albarnaz)
Northern Parula, Setophaga americana, 1, Ponta da Fajã
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 1, Ponta Delgada football pitch fields

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1, Madalena
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Madalena

16-10-2012

Corvo (many observers)
Canada Goose, Branta canadensis, 1, presumed Todd's (interior) flew west then back east over the village in evening
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 9+
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 25+
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, reservoir
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, near-adult, west end of airfield (presumably this species)
Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, 1, west past the windmills in evening
Tennessee Warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina, 1, middle fields
Ring Ouzel, Turdus torquatus, 1, reservoir
Northern Parula, Setophaga americana, 1+, 1st-winter female top of Ribeira da Lapa
Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia, 1, Ribeira do Vinte
Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas, 1, 1st-winter female at top of Ribeira da Lapa
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 3, 1 Fojo, 1 da Ponte, 1 upper fields
Dickcissel, Spiza americana, 1, middle fields
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 6, 4 middle fields, 1 upper da Ponte, 1 Poco d'Agua

Flores (Dominic Mitchell, Bob Swann, Bill Bailey, Malcolm and Helen Loft)
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, drake, Lagoa da Lomba
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2, Lagoa da Lomba
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Fajã Grande
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 3, Fajã Grande
Northern Parula, Setophaga americana, 1, Ponta da Fajã

Santa Maria (Nélson Moura)
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 17, south of airport
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 2, south of airport

Sao Jorge (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 1, Fajã  dos Cúbres
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 6, Fajã  dos Cúbres

Sao Miguel (Peter van Scheepen and Thomas Lang)
Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus, 1, Mosteiros
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 1, over Ponta Delgada harbour
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus, 1, Mosteiros
Blackpoll Warbler, Setophaga striata, 1, 'Phyllo Wood', Sete Cidades

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt)
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 3, Paul da Praia

15-10-2012

Corvo (many observers)
Pintail, Anas acuta, 1, flying around off the south end of the island
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, juvenile, flying over upper fields
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 6, airfield
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 11, airfield
American Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica erythrogaster, 1, Vila Nova
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 1, Vila Nova
Buff-bellied Pipit, Anthus rubescens, 1, flew over airfield (heading towards Flores)
Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus, 1, lower fields
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 2, 1 Lighthouse Valley, 1 da Ponte
Northern Waterthrush, Seiurus noveboracensis, 1, campsite
Dickcissel, Spiza americana, 1, middle fields
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 2, 1 da Ponte, 1 middle fields

Flores (Dominic Mitchell, Bob Swann, Bill Bailey, Malcolm and Helen Loft, Thomas Lang and Rainer Sottorf)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Branca
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Inhame Vermelho
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, drake, Lagoa Branca
Pintail, Anas acuta, 1, Lagoa Rasa
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, 1, Lagoa Branca (hybrid seen there mid pm)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 2, Lagoa Branca
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 7, Lagoa Branca
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 1, Lagoa Rasa
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus , 2, airport
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 4, Ponta Delgada, 2, Faja Grande
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 27, Inhame vermelho, 3, Faja Grande
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 1, Faja da Conde
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus,1, Ponta Delgada football pitch fields
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 1, Ponta Delgada football pitch fields

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Great Egret, Egretta alba, 1, south of airport
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 21, south of airport
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, south of airport

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Thomas Lang and Peter van Scheepen)
Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus, 1, Mosteiros
Blackpoll Warbler, Setophaga striata, 1, 'Phyllo Wood', Sete Cidades

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 4, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 3 Canada do Quinhão Grande and 4 Lagoa do Junco
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 2, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 253 Cabo da Praia (26 in fields nearby too), 2 Praia da Vitoria fish port, 7 Lagoa do Junco and 2 Canada do
Quinhão Grande
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 2, Cabo da Praia
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

14-10-2012

Corvo (many observers)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nyctycorax nyctycorax, 1, Vila Nova
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 5
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 10
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, reservoir
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 1, middle fields
Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, 1, middle fields
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 2
Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, 1, Fojo
Tennessee Warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina, 1, middle fields
Philadelphia Vireo, Vireo philadelphicus, 1, Ribeira da Ponte
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 3, 1 Vila Nova, 1 upper fields, 1 Lapa
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus,1, middle fields
Dickcissel, Spiza americana, 1, middle fields
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 4, 2 Lapa, 2 middle fields

Faial (Joël Bried)
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, juv Cabeço dos Trinta and 4(2 juvs) Cabeço Gordo

Flores (Thomas Lang and Rainer Sottorf)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 2, Lagoa Branca
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 7, Lagoa Branca
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Fajã Grande
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 3, Fajã Grande
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 1, Fajã Grande
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 1, Fajã Grande

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Dominic Mitchell, Joaquim Teodosio et al)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Lagoa dos Espraiados
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 1, Lagoa dos Espraiados
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1 in fields near Faja de Cima and 3 Ribeira Grande
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 30, fields near Faja de Cima
Blackpoll Warbler, Setophaga striata, 1, 'Phyllo Wood' Sete Cidades

Terceira (Cecília Melo, Carlos Pereira, Susana Ázera and Luís Barcelos)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 14, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 3 Canada do Quinhão Grande and 6 Lagoa do Junco
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 2, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 210+ Cabo da Praia, 10 Lagoa do Junco and 1 Canada do Quinhão Grande
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 2, Cabo da Praia

13-10-2012

Corvo (many observers)
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, 1, caldeirao
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, juvenile, caldeirao
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nyctycorax nyctycorax, 2, Vila Nova
Osprey, Pandion hilaetus, 1, caldeirao
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, caldeirao
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 8, Vila Nova
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 50+
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, reservoir
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 1, over Cantinho
Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, 1, miradouro
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 3
Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, 1, Fojo
Grey-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus, 1, upper Poco d'Agua
Tennessee Warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina, 1, Middle Fields
Blackpoll Warbler, Setophaga striata, 2, 1 Fojo, 1 upper Poco d'Agua
Golden-winged Warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera, 1, Lighthouse Valley
Northern Waterthrush, Seiurus noveboracensis, 1, campsite
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 2, 1 Vila Nova, 1 Lapa
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus,1, middle fields
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 4+, 1 da Ponte, 2 Lapa, 1 miradouro, 1 middle fields

Pico (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Barca

Sao Miguel (Dominic Mitchell, Gerbrand Michielsen and Rúben Coelho)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Lagoa Azul
Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea, 1, Achada das Furnas
Pintail, Anas acuta, pair, Lagoa Azul
Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus, 1, Sete Cidades
Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus, 1, Achada das Furnas
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 4, Achada das Furnas
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 32 west of Faja de Cima, 23 Achada das Furnas and 2 Mosteiros
Blackpoll Warbler, Setophaga striata, 1, 'Phyllo Wood', Sete Cidades

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 11, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 2 Canada do Quinhão Grande, 4 Lagoa do Junco and 2 Canada do Junco 
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 2, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 288, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 3, Cabo da Praia
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

12-10-2012

Corvo (Josh Jones, Pierre-Andre Crochet, Tommy Frandsen, Dominic Mitchell et al)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2+, airfield
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, reservoir
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 22, airfield
American Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica erythrogaster, 1, Vila Nova
Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, 2, Lighthouse Valley
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 4, 2 Vila Nova and 2 Lighthouse Valley
Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra, 1, middle fields
Golden-winged Warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera, 1, Lighthouse Valley
Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia, 1, Lighthouse Valley
Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas, 1, north side of airfield
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 1, Lighthouse Valley
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 1, Ribeira da Ponte

Flores (Thomas Lang)
Merlin, Falco columbarius, 1, Fajã Grande
Sora, Porzana carolina, 1, Fajã Grande

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen and Dominic Mitchell)
Pintail, Anas acuta, pair, Lagoa Azul
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Mosteiros
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 3 Mosteiros
Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia, adult, Ponta Delgada harbour

Terceira (Wolf Meinken and Rainer Sottorf)
Spotted Crake, Porzana porzana, 1, Paul da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia

11-10-2012

Corvo (many observers)
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, 1, caldeirao
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, juvenile, caldeirao
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 43
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 2
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, reservoir
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, reservoir
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 3
Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, 1
Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, 1, Fojo
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 4-5, 1 Fojo, 1 Poco d'Agua, 1 do Vinte, 1+ da Ponte   
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 1+, da Ponte

Flores (Thomas Lang)
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 1, Ponta da Fajã

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Albegoaria Grande
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, south of the airport
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 21 Albegoaria Grande and 17 south of the airport
Spotted Redshank, Tringa erythropus, 1, south of the airport

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Carlos Ribeiro, Ingvar Torsson and Ben van Muyen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Lagoa Azul
Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea, 1, Achada das Furnas
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 1, Mosteiros
Pintail, Anas acuta, pair, Lagoa Azul
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 1, Lagoa Azul
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 4, Achada das Furnas
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 5, Achada das Furnas
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1 Mosteiros and 10 Achada das Furnas
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, juvenile, Achada das Furnas
Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus, 1, Achada das Furnas
Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia, adult, Ponta Delgada harbour

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 1, Lagoa do Capitao

Terceira (Wolf Meinken)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, c.200 Cabo da Praia, 2 Paul da Praia and 20 Lagoa do Junco
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia

10-10-2012

Corvo (many observers)
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, 1, caldeirao
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, juvenile, caldeirao
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nyctycorax nyctycorax, 2, Vila Nova
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, caldeirao
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 4+
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 45+
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 2, 1 airport, 1 caldeirao
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, reservoir
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, reservoir
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 8
Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, 2
Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, 1, briefly in Fojo at 08:30
Magnolia Warbler, Setophaga magnolia, 1, Ribeira da Ponte
Northern Waterthrush, Seiurus noveboracensis, 1, campsite
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 4-5, 1 Lapa, 1 da Ponte, 2-3 do Vinte
Snow Bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis, 1
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 3+, 1 da Ponte, 2+ Lapa, 1 miradouro
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 1, over Comodoro

Flores (Thomas Lang)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Lagoa Branca
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, drake, Lagoa Seca
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 2, Lagoa Branca
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 7, Lagoa Branca
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, 10 (including hybrids) Lagoa Seca
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 4, Ponta Delgada old footbal field

Sao Miguel (Dominic Mitchell and Ben van Muyen)
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 2, Mosteiros
Pochard, Aythya ferina, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 3, Achada das Furnas
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 13, Achada das Furnas (including 10 flying over)
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Achada das Furnas
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 7, Mosteiros
Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia, adult, Ponta Delgada harbour

09-10-2012

Corvo (Peter Alfrey et al)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 10
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, airfield
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 27+
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, reservoir
Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, 4, power station
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 4, power station
Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra, 1, airfield
Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, 1, Fojo
Northern Waterthrush, Seiurus noveboracensis, 1, campsite
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus,1, middle fields
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 1, Ribeira da Ponte
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 1 lower fields

Flores (Thomas Lang and Jack Thorpe)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Fajã Grande
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Fajã Grande
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidis pusilla, 1, Fajã Grande
Baird's Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii, 3, Fajã Grande
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, c.20, Fajã Grande
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 2, Santa Cruz airfield
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, 1, Fajã Grande
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 1, Fajã Grande

Sao Miguel (Ben van Muyen)
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 2, Mosteiros
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Mosteiros
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 6 Mosteiros

08-10-2012

Corvo (Peter Alfrey, Pierre-Andre Crochet et al)
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, 1, Vila Nova
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 4+, airfield
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 25+, airfield
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, reservoir
Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra, 1, airfield
Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus, High Fields
Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, 1, power station
Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, 4, power station
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 4, power station
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 1, Lighthouse Valley
Northern Waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis, 1, Vila Nova (campsite)
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 1, Ribeira da Ponte
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 1, Lower Fields

Faial (Christian Leth and Stefan Pfutzke)
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, airfield
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 22, airfield

Flores (Staffan Rodebrand and Ben van Muyen)
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, 1, Fajã Grande
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 4, Fajã Grande
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 9+ Fajã Grande and 7 west of Santa Cruz (on road across middle of island)

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Jorge Cardoso,Wolf Meinken and Carlos Ribeiro)
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 1, Achada das Furnas
Pintail, Anas acuta, pair, Lagoa Azul
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 7 Ribeira Grande and 1 Mosteiros
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, Achada das Furnas
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, juvenile, Ribeira Grande 
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, c.40 Achada das Furnas, 20 Mosteiros and 2 Ribeira Grande
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, c.5, Achada das Furnas
Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus, 1, Achada das Furnas

07-10-2012

Corvo (Markku Santamaa et al)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Caldeirao
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 11
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, airfield
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, reservoir
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 40
Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, 4, Lighthouse Valley
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 1 Ribeira do Vinte and 1 Ribeira Da Ponte
Northern Waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis, 1, Vila Nova (Comodoro guesthouse)
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 1, Ribeira da Ponte (by the bridge)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus, 1

Flores (Staffan Rodebrand and Ben van Muyen)
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, 1, Fajã Grande
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 17+, Fajã Grande
Baird's Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii, 3, Fajã Grande

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Dotterel, Calidris morinellus, 2, south of airport
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 2, south of airport
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 28, south of airport

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Peter Alfrey, Darryl Spittle, Carlos Ribeiro, Richard Ek and Jesper Segergren)
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 1, Achada das Furnas
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3, Mosteiros
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 10 (adult and 9 juveniles), field west of Calhetas
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, juvenile, Mosteiros
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 23 Mosteiros and 8 Achada das Furnas

Terceira (Christian Leth and Stefan Pfutzke)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1+, Cabo da Praia
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 3 Cabo da Praia and 1 Paul da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 100+ Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 3 Cabo da Praia and 1 Lagoa do Junco
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 1, Ribeira da Serrata

06-10-2012

Corvo (Bosse Carlsson, Ingvar Torsson et al)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Caldeirao
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, 1, Caldeirao
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, 1, Caldeirao
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, airfield
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, Caldeirao
Northern Waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis, 1, north of Pico
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 1, Ribeira da Ponte
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus, 1 Vila Nova (by the Comodoro guesthouse), 1 lower fields

Flores (Staffan Rodebrand)
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, drake, Lagoa Seca
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, 9 (including hybrids), Lagoa Seca.
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, Lagoa Branca
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 7 (presumed), Lagoa Branca.
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Ponta Delgada old football field
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidis pusilla, 1, Ponta Delgada old football field
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Ponta Delgada old football field
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 2, Santa Cruz airfield
White-eyed Vireo,Vireo griseus, 1, Ponta da Fajã
Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea, female, Ponta da Fajã

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Dotterel, Calidris morinellus, 2, south of airport
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, south of airport
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 5, south of airport

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, juvenile, Mosteiros
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 6, Mosteiros

Terceira (Thierry Jansen and Stefan Pfutzke)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Angra do Heroismo marina
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1+, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, c.20 Cabo da Praia and c.25 briefly Paul da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1 Cabo da Praia and 1 Lagoa do Junco
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, 2nd-winter, near Lagoa do Junco

05-10-2012

Corvo (Bosse Carlsson et al)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 2cy, Lower Fields/shore near airport
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 1, Ribeira da Ponte
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus, 1, Vila Nova (by the Comodoro guesthouse)
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 1, Vila Nova (by the doctor's garden) 

Flores (Staffan Rodebrand)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Lagoa Branca
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, 9 (including hybrids) Lagoa Seca

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen and Peter O'Duffy)
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, juvenile, Mosteiros
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Mosteiros
Royal Tern, Thalasseus maximus, 1, Ponta Delgada

Terceira (Thierry Jansen)
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 14+, Cabo da Praia
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, 2nd winter, near Lagoa do Junco

04-10-2012

Corvo (Reinhold Lannert)
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 1, Lower Fields
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 1, by the campsite
American Golden Plover, juvenile, airstrip

Flores (Jan Kåre Ness, Staffan Rodebrand and Thierry Jansen)
Corncrake, Crex crex, 1, Ponta da Fajã
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 2, Santa Cruz airfield

Sao Miguel (Raquel Martins, Gerbrand and Tome Michielsen)
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, juvenile, Mosteiros

Terceira (Thierry Jansen et al)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Angra do Heroismo marina
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 19, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Cabo da Praia
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, 2nd winter, near Lagoa do Junco

03-10-2012

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Victor and Helen Medlock)
Northern Pintail, Anas acuta, 3, Lagoa dos Espraiados
Sandwich Tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis, adult, Povoaçao

Terceira (Luís Barcelos and Susana Ázera)
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, 2nd winter, near Lagoa do Junco

02-10-2012

Corvo (Bosse Carlsson, Kari Haataja et al)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 3, flew west over Vila do Corvo

Flores (Jan Kåre Ness, Staffan Rodebrand and Thierry Jansen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Lagoa Branca
Wood Duck, drake, Aix sponsa, Lagoa Seca
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, 8 (including hybrids) Lagoa Seca

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Ana Fasoli and Peter O'Duffy)
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 1, Lagoa dos Espraiados
Northern Waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

Terceira (Harro Muller)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, juvenile, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

01-10-2012

Corvo (Bosse Carlsson, Kari Haataja, David Monticelli and Ingvar Torsson et al)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, adult, Lower Fields/shore near airport
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, juvenile, airfield

Flores (Jan Kåre Ness, Staffan Rodebrand and Thierry Jansen)
Wood Duck, drake, Aix sponsa, Lagoa Seca (presumably the regular bird)
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Fajã Grande
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Fajã Grande
Arctic Skua, Stercorarius parasiticus, adult, Santa Cruz

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Lagoa Azul
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 1, Mosteiros
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Mosteiros
Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus, 1, Mosteiros

SEPTEMBER 2012

30-09-2012

Flores (Jan Kåre Ness and Staffan Rodebrand)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 2cy, Fajã Grande
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Fajã Grande

Sao Miguel (Thomas Lang)
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 1, Ponta Delgada harbour

Terceira (Daniel Mauras and Tiago Rodrigues)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Angra do Heroismo marina
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, Cabo da Praia

29-09-2012

Corvo (Bosse Carlsson, Kari Haataja, Thierry Jansen, David Monticelli and Ingvar Torsson)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis, juvenile, reservoir

Flores (Jan Kåre Ness and Staffan Rodebrand)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Branca
Wood Duck, drake, Aix sponsa, Lagoa Lomba
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, 3 Lagotinha, 1 (or hybrid) Lagoa Branca
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 2, Lagoa Rasa

Sao Miguel (António Gonçalves and Teppo Lehtola)
Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia, adult, Ponta Delgada harbour/marina
Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea, 1st-winter, Ponta Delgada harbour

28-09-2012

Corvo (Bosse Carlsson, Kari Haataja, Thierry Jansen, David Monticelli and Ingvar Torsson)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, juvenile, between Lapa and Da Ponte
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, adult, Lower Fields/shore near airport
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, 1, Caldeirao

Flores (Jan Kåre Ness and Staffan Rodebrand)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Branca
Wood Duck, drake, Aix sponsa, Lagoa Lomba
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, 3 Lagotinha, 1 (or hybrid) Lagoa Branca
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 2, Lagoa Rasa

Terceira (David Monticelli)
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

27-09-2012

Corvo (Bosse Carlsson et al)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, adult, Lower Fields/shore near airport

Flores (Jan Kåre Ness and Staffan Rodebrand)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Branca
Wood Duck, drake, Aix sponsa, Lagoa Lomba
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, 2 Lagotinha, 1 (or hybrid) Lagoa Branca
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 2, Lagoa Rasa

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, south of airport
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, south of airport

26-09-2012

Corvo (Kari Haataja, Thierry Janssen and Antonio Goncalves)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, adult, Lower Fields/shore near airport

Terceira (Thierry Jansen)
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia

25-09-2012

Corvo (Kari Haataja)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, juvenile, Caldeirao
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 2 adults, Lower Fields/shore near airport
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, 1, Caldeirao
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, Caldeirao

Flores (Jan Kåre Ness)
Wood Duck, drake, Aix sponsa, Lagoa Lomba

Sao Miguel (Teppo Lehtola)
Sandwich Tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis, adult, Lagoa das Furnas

24-09-2012

Flores (Bosse Carlsson & Staffan Rodebrand)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Lagoa Branca
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, juvenile, Ponta Delgada harbour

Sao Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, 1, Lagoa do Fogo

Terceira (Luís Barcelos and Susana Ázera)
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, 2nd-winter, near Lagoa do Junco

23-09-2012

Corvo (Kari Haataja)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, adult and juvenile, Lower Fields/shore near airport

Sao Miguel (Gerbran Michielsen, Mariska Daniels & Michael Deryckere)
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 3 (1 near Furnas, 1 Lagoa de Sao Bras and 1 Faja de Cima)

Terceira (Cecília Melo)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Cabo da Praia

22-09-2012

Corvo (Kari Haataja)
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, juvenile, Middle Fields

Faial (Joël Bried)
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, juvenile, Horta harbour

Flores (Bosse Carlsson and Staffan Rodebrand)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Lagoa Branca

Terceira (Kari Haataja, Antonio Goncalves, Luís Barcelos, Susana Ázera, Cecília Melo & Carlos Pereira)
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 2, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 3, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia

21-09-2012

Flores (Bosse Carlsson and Staffan Rodebrand)
Black Duck, Anas rubripes, 9 including hybrids, Lagoa Seca

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes,1, south of airport

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 1, Mosteiros
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 2, Mosteiros

Terceira (Kari Haataja and Antonio Goncalves)
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 2, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia

20-09-2012

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Brett Tryon, Michael Layton and Carlos Ribeiro)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 1, Mosteiros
Garganey, Anas querquedula, juvenile, Faja de Cima
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Mosteiros

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 2, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, juvenile, Cabo da Praia

19-09-2012

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Shoveler, Anas clypeata, female, Lagoa do Ginjal
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, west of the airport
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, Abegoaria Grande

Sao Miguel (Vegard Bunes et al)
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 1, Mosteiros
Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus, 1, Mosteiros

Terceira (Bosse Carlsson et al)
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, juvenile, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Sandpiper, Actitus hypoleucos, 1, Cabo da Praia

18-09-2012

Sao Miguel (Gerby Michielsen)
Garganey, Anas querquedula, juvenile, Faja de Cima

Terceira (Bosse Carlsson et al)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Angra do Heroismo
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 2, Cabo da Praia

17-09-2012

Flores (Vegard Bunes et al)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Branca
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, drake and presumed hybrid, Lagoa Seca

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura and Alan Vittery)
Pintail, Anas acuta, 1, west of the airport
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis, juvenile, south of the airport
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Abegoaria Grande
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Abegoaria Grande
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, Abegoaria Grande

Terceira (Vegard Bunes, Bosse Carlsson et al)
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 2, Cabo da Praia/Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia

16-09-2012

Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Vegard Bunes et al)
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 2, Cabo da Praia
Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus, adult, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 2, Cabo da Praia
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis Actitis macularia, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, 2nd winter, Posto de Rádio Americano

15-09-2012

Faial (Luís Rodrigues and Joël Bried)
White-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus, adult, Horta harbour (possibly present c.2 weeks in the Porto Pim/Horta area)

Sao Miguel (Bosse Carlsson)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Lagoa Azul

Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Vegard Bunes et al)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Angra do Heroismo
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 2, Cabo da Praia
Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus, adult, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 3, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, fields near Cabo da Praia

14-09-2012

Terceira (Vegard Bunes et al)
Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus, adult, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 2, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia
Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola, juvenile, Lagoa do Junco

13-09-2012

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Garganey, Anas querquedula, female, Faja de Cima

12-09-2012

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Julie Childs and Barbara Newman)
Garganey, Anas querquedula, female, Faja de Cima
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Caloura
Common Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra, 1+, Miradouro da Tronqueira

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Angra do Heroismo marina
Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus, adult, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, juvenile, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 2 juveniles, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, 2nd winter, Posto de Rádio Americano

11-09-2012

Terceira (Rúben Coelho)
Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus, adult, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 2, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia

10-09-2012

Graciosa (Joël Bried)
Mandarin, Aix galericulata, drake, Poços de Santa Cruz

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, south of the airport
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, south of the airport
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, south of the airport

Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Rúben Coelho)
Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus, adult, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 2(adult and juvenile), Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 4(2 adults and 2 juveniles), Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2 adults, Cabo da Praia

09-09-2012

Graciosa (Joël Bried, Luís Aguiar)
Mandarin, Aix galericulata, drake, Poços de Santa Cruz
Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscatus, Ilheu da Praia

08-09-2012

Graciosa (Joël Bried)
Mandarin, Aix galericulata, drake, Poços de Santa Cruz

Terceira (Joël Bried)
Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus, adult, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, juvenile, Cabo da Praia
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Cabo da Praia

06-09-2012

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, south of the airport
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, south of the airport
Sand Martin, Riparia riparia, 1, south of the airport

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1 at Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 3, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, near Lagoa do Junco
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, 2nd-winter, near Lagoa do Ginjal

04-09-2012

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen and Carlos Ribeiro)
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 2 juveniles, Mosteiros

Terceira (Paulo Marques and Carlos Pereira)
Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 2 at Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 3, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia

03-09-2012

Santa Maria (Alan Vittery)
Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, juvenile

Sao Miguel (Richard Billington)
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, juvenile, Ponta Delgada University

02-09-2012

Flores (Heiner Lohmann)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Branca
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, drake and presumed hybrid, Lagoa Branca

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen and Carlos Ribeiro)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Lagoa Azul
Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca, adult, Lagoa Azul

Terceira (Susana Ázera, Luís Barcelos and Daniela Silvestri)
Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 2 at Cabo da Praia

01-09-2012

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro)
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, Lagoa dos Espraiados

Terceira (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Angra do Heroismo marina

AUGUST 2012

31-08-2012

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Maurice and Jacqueline Hammerton, Carlos Ribeiro)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul
Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca, 1, Lagoa Azul

Terceira (Richard Bonser and Carlos Pereira)
Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 2 at Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 3, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, adult, Cabo da Praia
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Lagoa do Cerro
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia

30-08-2012

Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Jerry Bettencourt and Richard Bonser)
Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 2 at Cabo da Praia, 1 at Porto Martins
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 3, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, adult, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia

29-08-2012

Terceira (Richard Bonser, Jerry Bettencourt)
Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 3(adult and 2 juveniles), Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, adult, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia

28-08-2012

Sao Miguel (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte, Riccardo Del Togno, Natalie Del Togno and Edgardo Del Togno)
Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca, 1, Lagoa Azul
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, juvenile, Ponta Delgada university

Terceira (Richard Bonser)
Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 4, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, adult, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia

27-08-2012

Flores (Richard Bonser)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Branca
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, drake and presumed hybrid, Lagoa Branca
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Lagoa Lomba

Sao Miguel (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte, Gerbrand Michielsen and Henrik Braender)
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 1, Ponta Delgada harbour
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, juvenile, Ponta Delgada university

26-08-2012

Corvo (Heiner Lohmann)
Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, adult, Vila Novo do Corvo harbour

Flores (Richard Bonser)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Branca
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, drake and 2 presumed hybrids, Lagoa Branca

25-08-2012

Sao Miguel (Paolo Terrile and Marta Nicolelli)
Northern Waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis, 1, photographed on the island

24-08-2012

Pico (Maurice and Jacqueline Hammerton)
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Lagoa do Caiado

23-08-2012

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Maia

21-08-2012

Faial (Heiner Lohmann)
Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis, 2 adults, Horta harbour

20-08-2012

São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Lagoa Azul

19-08-2012

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, Cova do Areão near the airport

Terceira (Riccardo Del Togno, Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia

18-08-2012

Terceira (Riccardo Del Togno)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Angra do Heroismo marina
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia

17-08-2012

Terceira (Rúben Coelho, Cecília Melo, Carlos Pereira and Riccardo Del Togno)
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, adult, Cabo da Praia

16-08-2012

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1, Cova do Areão near the airport
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 1, Vila do Porto

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

15-08-2012

Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Cecília Melo)
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

14-08-2012

Santa Maria (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, at the airport

12-08-2012

Santa Maria (Joel Bried)
Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscatus, adult, Ilhéu da Vila

São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus, 1, Faja de Cima

10-08-2012

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco

Terceira (Hugo Sampaio, Joana Figueiredo, Cecília Melo, Alexandre Pereira and Carlos Pereira)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

09-08-2012

São Miguel (Nuno Bikudo)
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

08-08-2012

São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus, 1, Faja de Cima

04-08-2012

São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen and Olof Jonsson)
Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus, 1, Faja de Cima

03-08-2012

Graciosa (Olof Jonsson et al)
Solitary Sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, 1 from pelagic

02-08-2012

Graciosa (Joel Bried et al)
Mandarin, Aix galericulata, eclipse drake, Poços de Santa Cruz

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

01-08-2012

Graciosa (Peter Alfrey et al)
Swinhoe's Storm-petrel, Oceanodroma monorhis, 1 from pelagic (first for Azores)
Fea's Petrel, Pterodroma feae, 1 from pelagic

Terceira (Susana Ázera and Luís Barcelos)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Angra do Heroismo marina

JULY 2012

31-07-2012

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Angra do Heroismo marina

29-07-2012

Graciosa (Joel Bried)
Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscatus, adult, Ilhéu da Praia

28-07-2012

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco

26-07-2012

Terceira (Harro Muller)
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia

25-07-2012

Terceira (Rúben Coelho and Harro Muller)
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 2, Cabo da Praia

24-07-2012

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius  hudsonicus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

23-07-2012

Terceira (Nelson Moura)
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius  hudsonicus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 1, Cabo da Praia

22-07-2012

Terceira (Luís Barcelos)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Angra do Heroismo marina

21-07-2012

Pico (Lisa Steiner)
White-faced Storm-petrel, Pelagodroma marina, 1, 8 miles south of Sao Mateus

Santa Maria (Markku Santamaa)
Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscatus, adult, Ilhéu da Vila

Terceira (Atle Ivar Olsen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Angra do Heroismo marina
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius  hudsonicus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

20-07-2012

Terceira (Susana Ázera and Atle Ivar Olsen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Angra do Heroismo marina
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius  hudsonicus, 2, Cabo da Praia

19-07-2012

Terceira (Atle Ivar Olsen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Angra do Heroismo marina
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius  hudsonicus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

17-07-2012

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt)
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius  hudsonicus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

16-07-2012

Terceira (Rúben Coelho, Carlos Pereira and Nélson Moura)
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

15-07-2012

São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen and Peep Lassmann)
Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Nélson Moura)
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

12-07-2012

Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Cecília Melo and Alexandre Pereira)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Angra do Heroismo marina
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

11-07-2012

São Miguel (Joaquim Teodosio)
Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus, 1, Lagoa dos Espraiados

09-07-2012

Flores (Frederic Fournier)
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, 1, Faja Grande over cliffs near Poça das Patas

Santa Maria (Joel Bried)
Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscatus, adult, ilhéu da Vila (from 27th June)

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

08-07-2012

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

07-07-2012

Faial (Justin Hart and Gavin Broad)
Wilson's Storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus, 3+, from boat northwest of Faial

Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Suzana Ázera and Daniela Silvestri)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

06-07-2012

Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Cecília Melo)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

05-07-2012

Terceira (Tiago Resendes, Susana Ázera, Ricardo Silveira, João Moniz and José Maria Botelho)
Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata, 1, Lagoa do Junco

02-07-2012

São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen and Bob Bennett)
Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Common Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra, 1, near Miradouro da Tronqueira

01-07-2012

São Miguel (Nelson Moura)
Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

JUNE 2012

30-06-2012

Terceira (Luís Barcelos and Jerry Bettencourt)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Angra do Heroismo marina

29-06-2012

São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea, 1, Achada das Furnas

27-06-2012

São Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

26-06-2012

Graciosa (Bill Simpson)
Trindade Petrel, Pterodroma arminjoniana, 1, from pelagic

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Long-tailed Skua, Stercorarius longicaudus, 1, west of airport

São Miguel (Gavin Broad, Gerbrand Michielsen, Thijs Valkenburg)
Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

25-06-2012

São Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro)
Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

24-06-2012

São Miguel (Thijs Valkenburg, Helena Batalha, Fábia Azevedo and Ricardo Ceia)
Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

18-06-2012

Pico (Pedro Madruga)
Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus, 1, 4 miles south of Lajes do Pico

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco
Long-tailed Skua, Stercorarius longicaudus, 1, west of airport

17-06-2012

Graciosa (Verónica Neves, Cristina Nava, Joël Bried, Pedro and Lurdes de Carvalho)
Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscata, pair, Ilheu da Praia (breeding failed with single chick not surviving after hatching)

14-06-2012

Terceira (Rúben Coelho and Elisabeth Pacheco)
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata, 1, Cabo da Praia

13-06-2012

Pico (Lisa Steiner)
Pomarine Skua, Stercorarius pomarinus, 1, 6 miles south of Pico 

12-06-2012

Graciosa (Verónica Neves, Cristina Nava and Joël Bried)
European Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus, female, Ilheu da Praia (found dead)

Santa Maria (Nélson Moura)
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, west of airport

11-06-2012

Faial (Justin Hart)
Wilson's Storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus, 7, Condor seamount (6-10 miles west of Faial)
Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius, 1, Condor seamount (6-10 miles west of Faial)
Long-tailed Skua, Stercorarius longicaudus, 1, Condor seamount (6-10 miles west of Faial)

08-06-2012

Graciosa (Joel Bried)
Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscatus, 2, Ilheu da Praia
Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata, eclipse drake, Poços de Santa Cruz

07-06-2012

Terceira (Rúben Coelho)
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Cabo da Praia

06-06-2012

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides, 1, Ribeira de São Francisco
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, south of the airport
Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur, 2, near Lagoa do Ginjal

04-06-2012

Terceira (Cecília Melo, Carlos Pereira, Rúben Coelho and Elisabeth Pacheco)
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia

03-06-2012

Santa Maria (Thomas Lang)
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 2, south of the airport
Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur, 1, near the lightouse

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt and Carlos Pereira)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia

02-06-2012

Terceira (Cecília Melo, Carlos Pereira and Rúben Coelho)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Angra do Heroismo marina
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia

01-06-2012

Pico (Pedro Madruga)
Trindade Petrel, Pterodroma arminjoniana, dark morph, 5 miles south of Queimada

Terceira (Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia

MAY 2012

31-05-2012

São Miguel (Milko and Megan Dimitrov, Olli Jalonen and Susanna Jernberg)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, drake, Lagoa Azul
Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, 1, Faja de Cima

Terceira (Rúben Tavares)
Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, 1, Lagoa do Junco

30-05-2012

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, south of the airport
Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur, 1, Lagoa do Ginjal

29-05-2012

São Miguel (Milko and Megan Dimitrov)
Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

27-05-2012

Terceira (Rúben Coelho and Elisabeth Pacheco)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, 11, Cabo da Praia

26-05-2012

Graciosa (Verónica Neves, Cristina Nava, Joël Bried, Pedro and Lurdes de Carvalho)
European Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus, male, Ilheu da Praia (found dead next day)
Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscatus, pair (with single egg), Ilheu da Praia

Santa Maria (András Kosztolanyi )
Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus, female, Campo Pequeno

23-05-2012

São Miguel (Carolina Ferraz and Luís Estrela)
Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, 1, Faja de Cima

22-05-2012

São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, 1, Faja de Cima

20-05-2012

Pico (Pedro Filipe, Ana Sofia Mendonça)
Pomarine Skua, Stercorarius pomarinus, adult, 6-7 nautical miles south of Pico

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt, Rúben Coelho, Elisabeth Pacheco, Susana Ázera and Luís Barcelos)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, 1, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, 12, Cabo da Praia

19-05-2012

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 1, Cinco Ribeiras

18-05-2012

Corvo (Joël Bried, J.P. Tavares, Nicola Baccetti, Steffen Oppel, I. Budinsky, I. Ramírez, John J. Borg and Laura Bambini)
Shoveler, Anas clypeata, female, south of the airport
Black Duck, Anas rubripes, drake, Caldeirão
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 1
Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus, male, south of the airport
Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria, 1, Caldeirão
Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur, 3 +, Vila Nova do Corvo
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 2, near the airport
Red-rumped Swallow, Cecropis daurica, 1, near the airport
Golden Oriole, Oriolus oriolus, female, west of the airport

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus, female, south of the airport

São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Woodchat Shrike, Lanius senator, 1, Ribeira Quente

17-05-2012

Corvo (Joel Bried, Luís Costa, José Pedro Tavares, Steffen Oppel, John J. Borg and Ivan Budinsky)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 1, Vila Nova do Corvo 
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 4+
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 5+
Sand Martin, Riparia riparia, 1, near the airport
Red-rumped Swallow, Cecropis daurica, 2, near the airport
Golden Oriole, Oriolus oriolus, female, near the airport

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura and Andras Kosztolanyi)
Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides, 1, Ribeira de Sao Francisco
Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus), female, south of the airport

São Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Lagoa Azul

16-05-2012

Corvo (José Pedro Tavares, Luís Costa, Iván Ramírez, Joël Bried, Ivan Budinsky and Steffen Oppel)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 4 (2 adults and 2 immatures)
Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides, 1 
Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus, male
Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, 3
European Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus, male, Vila Nova do Corvo
Common/Pallid Swift, Apus sp., 1, Vila Nova do Corvo
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 10-15 
House Martin, Delichon urbicum,10-15
Sand Martin, Riparia riparia, 2
Red-rumped Swallow, Cecropis daurica, 2, near the airport
Golden Oriole, Oriolus oriolus, female, near the airport

Terceira (Rúben Coelho, Jerry Bettencourt and Carlos Pereira)
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, 1, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis, 1, Praia da Vitoria fishing port
Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, 12, Cabo da Praia
Sand Martin, Riparia riparia, 5, Cabo da Praia
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 7, 3 Cabo da Praia, 4 Praia da Vitoria fishing port
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 1, Cabo da Praia

15-05-2012

Santa Maria (Andras Kosztolanyi)
Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus), female, south of the airport

São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 3, Sete Citades
House Martin, Delichon urbicum, 6, Sete Citades

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, 1, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis, 1, Praia da Vitoria fishing port
Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, 22, Cabo da Praia

14-05-2012

São Miguel (Joaquim Teodosio)
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

13-05-2012

Terceira (Susana Ázera and Luís Barcelos)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Angra do Heroismo marina

12-05-2012

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt; Rúben Coelho, Sofia Goulart and Elisabeth Pacheco)
Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis, 1, Praia da Vitoria fishing port

09-05-2012

São Miguel (Joaquim Teodosio)
Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, 1, Lomba do Carro, Povoação

07-05-2012

Terceira (Rúben Coelho and Carlos Pereira)
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, drake, Cabrito reservoir

06-05-2012

São Miguel (Joaquim Teodosio)
Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, 1, Lomba da Fazenda, Nordeste

Terceira (Rúben Coelho and Elisabete Pacheco)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3, Cabo da Praia
Snow Bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis, male, Cabo da Praia

05-05-2012

Faial (Verónica Neves and Joel Bried)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Porto Pim

Terceira (Luís Barcelos)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Angra do Heroismo marina

04-05-2012

Faial (Verónica Neves and Joel Bried)
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1, Porto Pim

Terceira (Luís Barcelos)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Angra do Heroismo marina

01-05-2012

Santa Maria (Alan Vittery)
Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 1st-summer male, Ponta do Lobaio

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt)
Lesser Scaup, drake, Cabrito reservoir

APRIL 2012

28-04-2012

Santa Maria (Joël Bried and András Kosztolanyi)
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, south of the airport

Terceira (Carolina Ferraz, Rúben Coelho, Jerry Bettencourt, Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, 1, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis, 2, Praia da Vitoria fishing port
Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, 8, Cabo da Praia

25-04-2012

Santa Maria (Joël Bried and András Kosztolanyi)
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 2, south of the airport

24-04-2012

Santa Maria (Joël Bried, Nélson Moura and András Kosztolanyi)
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, south of the airport
Swallow, Hirundo rustica, 1, Santo Antão

São Miguel (Joaquim Teodosio)
Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, 1, Nordeste

23-04-2012

Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Cecília Melo)
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia

22-04-2012

São Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro and Ana Mendonça)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul

21-04-2012

Terceira (Rúben Coelho, Sofia Goulart and Rúben Tavares)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Lagoa do Ginjal
Pochard, Aythya ferina, female at Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2 (pair), Paul da Praia

20-04-2012

Pico (Valter Medeiros, Paulo Freitas, Lídia Nogueira and Carlos Bettencourt
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Cabeço Bravo
 
São Miguel (Christopher Engelhardt and Andrea Grzywatz)
Pochard, Aythya ferina, drake, Lagoa das Furnas

Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Cecília Melo, Luis Barcelos, Susana Ázera, Rúben Coelho and Sofia Goulart)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Paul da Praia
Garganey, Anas querquedula, drake, Paul da Praia
Pochard, Aythya ferina, female at Paul da Praia, drake at Cabrito Reservoir
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, drake, Cabrito Reservoir
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2 (pair), Paul da Praia
Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus, 1, Lagoa das Narcejas, Pico da Bagaçina
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis, 1, Praia da Vitoria

18-04-2012

Santa Maria (Jan Kåre Ness)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 1, Lagoa do Ginjal
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 2, south of the airport

Terceira (António Mendonça)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Fanal (near the Hotel Terceira Mar)

17-04-2012

Terceira (Rúben Coelho, Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Garganey, Anas querquedula, drake, Paul da Praia
Pochard, Aythya ferina, female, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2 (pair), Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis, 1, Praia da Vitoria

15-04-2012

São Jorge (John Arnott)
White-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus, adult, Velas harbour

São Miguel (Joaquim Teodósio et al)
Pochard, Aythya ferina, drake, Lagoa das Furnas
American Coot, Fulica americana, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

Santa Maria (Jan Kåre Ness)
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 2, south of the airport

14-04-2012

São Miguel (Jan Kåre Ness)
Pochard, Aythya ferina, drake, Lagoa das Furnas
American Coot, Fulica americana, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

Terceira (Javier Portillo Carpintero)
American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus, 1, Paul da Praia
Garganey, Anas querquedula, drake, Paul da Praia
Pochard, Aythya ferina, female, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2(drake and female), Paul da Praia
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 1, Praia da Vitoria

13-04-2012

São Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro)
Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Pochard, Aythya ferina, drake, Lagoa das Furnas
American Coot, Fulica americana, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax, 2, Lagoa do Ginjal
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, 1, south of airport

Terceira (Javier Portillo Carpintero)
Garganey, Anas querquedula, drake, Paul da Praia
Pochard, Aythya ferina, female, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2(drake and female), Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 1, Praia da Vitoria
Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto,  57+, Cabo da Praia

12-04-2012

São Miguel (Jorge Cardoso)
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritimus, 1, Mosteiros

Terceira (Javier Portillo Carpintero)
Garganey, Anas querquedula, drake, Paul da Praia
Pochard, Aythya ferina, female, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2(drake and female), Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 6, Praia da Vitoria
Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia, 1, near Lagoa de Junco
Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, 2, Cabo da Praia

11-04-2012

São Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro and Joaquim Teodósio)
Pochard, Aythya ferina, drake, Lagoa das Furnas
American Coot, Fulica americana, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
 
Terceira (Javier Portillo Carpintero)
American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus, 1, Paul da Praia
Pochard, Aythya ferina, female, Paul da Praia
Garganey, Anas querquedula, drake, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, drake, Cabrito reservoir
Semipalmated Sandpiper,Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover,Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 6, Praia da Vitoria
Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus, 1, Praia da Vitoria
Common Gull,Larus canus, 1, Praia da Vitoria
Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, 1, Cabo da Praia

10-04-2012

Pico (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Great Egret, Ardea alba, 1, Lajes do Pico
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Lajes do Pico

São Miguel (Joaquim Teodosio)
Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, 1, Lomba da Fazenda

09-04-2012

Pico (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Great Egret, Ardea alba, 1, Lajes do Pico
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 3, Barca

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 1, Lagoa do Ginjal

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, drake, Cabrito reservoir
Pochard, Aythya ferina, drake, Cabrito reservoir

06-04-2012

Faial (Carlos Martin)
Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena, 1, Horta harbour

05-04-2012

Terceira (Susana Ázera and Luís Barcelos)
Pochard, Aythya ferina, female, Paul da Praia

04-04-2012

São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen and Telmo Pacheco)
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Santana airfield

03-04-2012

São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, between Relvas and Feteiras

02-04-2012

São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen and Joaquim Teodosio)
Blue-winged Teal,  Anas discors, 2 drakes, Faja de Cima
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, adult, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Santa Maria (Alan Vittery)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 1, Lagoa do Ginjal

Terceira (Peter de Vries, Nicole Feige)
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, drake, Paul da Praia
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 14, Praia da Vitoria
Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus, 1, Praia da Vitoria
Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis, 1, Praia da Vitoria

01-04-12

Terceira  (Peter de Vries)
American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus, 1, Paul da Praia
Common Pochard, Aythya ferina, female, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis, 1, Praia da Vitoria
Common Swift, Apus apus, 1, Praia da Vitoria

São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, drake, Lagoa Azul
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, drake, Lagoa Azul
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, 1, Lagoa Azul
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Lagoa Azul

Pico (Pedro Madruga)
Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, 1, at sea 10 miles off Lajes do Pico