Wednesday, 31 December 2014

31st December 2014

Faial (André Vieira)
Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis, 1, Horta harbour

Pico (Carlos Pereira)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Lajes do Pico
American Wigeon, Anas americana, female, Lajes do Pico
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Lajes do Pico
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 1st-winter, Lajes do Pico

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)

Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus hudsonius, 1, Abegoaria Grande
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 6, Campo Pequeno


Terceira (Rúben Coelho and Sofia Goulart)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 3, 2 Ponta das Contendas and 1 Praia da Vitoria bay
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritis, 1, Ponta das Contendas
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 16, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Scaup, Aythya marilia, 1, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 1, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 1, Paul da Praia
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1st-winter, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 5, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 2, Praia da Vitoria

Tuesday, 30 December 2014

30th December 2014

Faial (André Vieira, Duarte Vieira and Dejalme Vargas)
Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis, 1, Horta harbour [first for Faial]

Pico (Valter Medeiros and Carlos Pereira)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Lajes do Pico
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 1, Lajes do Pico
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Lajes do Pico
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 1st-winter, Lajes do Pico

Sao Miguel (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Willet, Tringa semipalmata, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Terceira (Rúben Coelho and Paulo Paixão)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 2, Ponta das Contendas
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 14, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Scaup, Aythya marilia, 1, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 1, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 1, Paul da Praia
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritis, 1, Ponta das Contendas
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia

Monday, 29 December 2014

29th December 2014

Santa Maria (Nélson Moura, Diana Vertentes and André Enes)
Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Ribeira dos Poços
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 1, Ribeira dos Poços

Sao Miguel (Paulo Paixão)
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, female, Fajã de Cima

Sunday, 28 December 2014

28th December 2014

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Andreas Neumann and Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 2, 1 Lagoa Azul and 1 Lagoa das Furnas
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 2, Lagoa Azul
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, drake, Lagoa das Furnas
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 2 (2nd-winter & 1st-winter), Ponta Delgada harbour
Yellow Wagtail, Motacilla flava, 1, Arribanas

Saturday, 27 December 2014

27th December 2014

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Andreas Neumann and Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 2, 1 Lagoa Azul and 1 Lagoa das Furnas
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, drake, Lagoa Azul
Pintail, Anas acuta, 2, Lagoa Azul
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 1st-winter, Ponta Delgada harbour

Friday, 26 December 2014

26th December 2014

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus hudsonius, 1, Abegoaria Grande
Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Zamba
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 2, west of airport

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Andreas Neumann and Paulo Paixão)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Sete Citades
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, drake, Sete Citades
Pintail, Anas acuta, 2, Sete Citades
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, female, Faja de Cima
Willet, Tringa semipalmata, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Wednesday, 24 December 2014

24th December 2014

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris, 1, Lagoa do Ginjal

Monday, 22 December 2014

22nd December 2014

Pico (Carlos Pereira and Cecília Melo)
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Areia Larga

Sunday, 21 December 2014

21st December 2014

Pico (Carlos Pereira and Cecília Melo)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 1, Lajes do Pico
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Lajes do Pico

Terceira (Rúben Coelho, Elizabeth Coelho, Sofia Goulart, Susana Ázera and Luís Barcelos)

Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 15, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 1, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, drake, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 5, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

Friday, 19 December 2014

19th December 2014

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Zamba
Eurasian Skylark, Alauda arvensis, 6, Abegoaria Grande

Sao Miguel (Nuno Bicudo da Ponte)
Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
Willet, Tringa semipalmata, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Thursday, 18 December 2014

18th December 2014

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro)
Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Rúben Coelho)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Paul da Praia
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 15, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 1, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, drake, Paul da Praia
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover. Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 3, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

Wednesday, 17 December 2014

17th December 2014

Terceira (Rúben and Elizabeth Coelho)
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 14, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 1, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, drake, Paul da Praia
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 3, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia

Tuesday, 16 December 2014

16th December 2014

Faial (André Vieira)
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Porto Pim

Terceira (Ruben Coelho)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Ponta das Contendas

Monday, 15 December 2014

15th December 2014

Faial (André Vieira and Duarte Vieira)
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, Poça da Rainha

Sunday, 14 December 2014

14th December 2014

Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Rúben Coelho et al)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, Baía do Fanal
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1, São Mateus
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover. Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia

Saturday, 13 December 2014

13th December 2014

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 15, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 1, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, drake, Paul da Praia
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Cabo da Praia
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover. Charadrius semipalmatus, 3, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Cabo da Praia

Friday, 12 December 2014

12th December 2014

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Baia do Fanal
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 15, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 1, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, drake, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover. Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia

Thursday, 11 December 2014

11th December 2014

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Baia do Fanal
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Baia do Fanal

Tuesday, 9 December 2014

9th December 2014

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Baia do Fanal

Monday, 8 December 2014

8th December 2014

Faial (André Vieira and Duarte Vieira)
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Poça da Rainha

Terceira (Susana Ázera, Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Baia do Fanal
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Baia do Fanal

Sunday, 7 December 2014

7th December 2014

Flores (Aero Gráfica per Facebook)
Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus, 1

Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Sofia Goulart, Susana Ázera and Luís Barcelos)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Baia do Fanal
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 15, Paul da Praia
Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 1, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, drake, Paul da Praia
Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus hudsonicus, 1, Malha Grande
Semipalmated Plover. Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 3, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, Malha Grande
Jack Snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus, 1, Lagoa das Narcejas

Saturday, 6 December 2014

6th December 2014

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho and Carlos Silva)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Sete Citades
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 1, Sete Citades

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Baia do Fanal

Friday, 5 December 2014

5th December 2014

Terceira (Susana Ázera, Luís Barcelos and Jorge Neves)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Baia do Fanal
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 10, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, drake, Paul da Praia
Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, 1, Angra do Heroismo marina
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia

Thursday, 4 December 2014

4th December 2014

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Baía do Fanal
Great Blue Heron, Anas herodias, 1, Baía do Fanal
Surf Scoter, Melanitta persipicillata, 2, 1 Baía do Fanal and 1 Baía de Angra do Heroísmo
Common Scoter, Melanitta nigra, 1, Baía de Angra do Heroísmo
Pomarine Skua, Stercorarius pomarinus, 1, Miradouro de São Bartolomeu

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

3rd December 2014

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

Terceira (Cecília Melo and Carlos Pereira)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 15, Paul da Praia
Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 1, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, drake, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover. Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia

Monday, 1 December 2014

1st December 2014

Faial (Bruno Pereira)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 2, Lagoa de Pedro Miguel
American Coot, Fulica americana, 1, Lagoa de Pedro Miguel

Santa Maria (Nélson Moura)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Praia Formoso

Sunday, 30 November 2014

30th November 2014

Sao Miguel (Ruben Coelho)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, drake, Lagoa das Furnas

Saturday, 29 November 2014

29th November 2014

São Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Terceira (Bruno Azevedo)
American Coot, Fulica americana, 1, Altares

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

26th November 2014

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Lagoa do Ginjal
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, 4, Abegoaria Grande
Buff-bellied Pipit, Anthus rubescens, 1, Cova do Areão

Tuesday, 25 November 2014

25th November 2014

São Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro)
Willet, Tringa semipalmata, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Monday, 24 November 2014

24th November 2014

Faial (Andre Viera)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podylimbus podiceps, 1, Feteira

Sunday, 23 November 2014

23rd November 2014

Terceira (Susana Ázera and Luís Barcelos)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 4, Paul da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

Saturday, 22 November 2014

22nd November 2014

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, female, Lajes do Pico
Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca, 1st-winter, Lajes do Pico

Friday, 21 November 2014

21st November 2014

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt and Carlos Pereira)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 8, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia

Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 1, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 1, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 3, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia

Thursday, 20 November 2014

20th November 2014

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 2, Lagoa do Caiado
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, drake, Lagoa do Caiado
American Coot, Fulica americana, 1, Lagoa do Paul
Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca, 1st-winter, Lagoa do Paul
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, Lagoa do Paul

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

19th November 2014

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Lagoa Azul

Tuesday, 18 November 2014

18th November 2014

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Areia Larga

Monday, 17 November 2014

17th November 2014

Sao Miguel (Nico de Vries)
Forster's Tern, Sterna forsteri, 1, Sao Roque
Willet, Tringa semipalmata, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, 2, Achada das Furnas

Sunday, 16 November 2014

16th November 2014

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt and Carlos Pereira)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, immature, Baia do Fanal
Common Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna, 1, Lagoa do Ginjal
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 8, Paul da Praia

Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia

Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 1, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 4, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 3, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

Saturday, 15 November 2014

15th November 2014

Sao Miguel (Nico de Vries)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa das Furnas

Friday, 14 November 2014

14th November 2014

Faial (Andre Vieira)
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Feteira harbour
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Horta harbour


Terceira (Sofia Goulart and Carlos Pereira)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 11, Paul da Praia

Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia

Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 1, Paul da Praia
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Caldera das Lajes

Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 3, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

European Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, adult, near Lagoa do Junco
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 1st-winter, Lajes airport
Sandwich Tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis, 1, Praia da Vitoria harbour

Thursday, 13 November 2014

13th November 2014

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Abegoaria Grande
Buff-bellied Pipit, Anthus rubescens, 1, Cova do Areao


Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho and Nico de Vries)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 4, Lagoa de Sao Bras

Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Santo António de Nordestinho

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 6, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 4, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia

Wednesday, 12 November 2014

12th November 2014

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Cova do Areao

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho, Ana Mendonça and Andreia Amaral)
Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Santo António de Nordestinho

Tuesday, 11 November 2014

11th November 2014

Terceira (Sofia Goulart)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 1, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 2, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Cabo da Praia

Monday, 10 November 2014

10th November 2014

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Lagoa Azul
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Lagoa Azul

Sunday, 9 November 2014

9th November 2014

Corvo (Kathy Rita)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, new harbour

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Angra do Heroismo bay
Common Scoter, Melanitta nigra, 1, Angra do Heroismo bay
Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, 1, Angra do Heroismo bay

Saturday, 8 November 2014

8th November 2014

Sao Miguel (Rúben Coelho, Ana Mendonça and Niels Peter Andreasen)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Wren, Trogylodytes troglodytes, 1, Antonio Borges Park in Ponta Delgada

Friday, 7 November 2014

7th November 2014

Faial (Andre and Duarte Vieira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 5, Poça da Rainha
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 2, Horta harbour

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides, 1, Ribeira de Sao Francisco
Buff-bellied Pipit, Anthus rubescens, 1, Cova do Areao
Skylark, Alauda arvensis, 6, Abegoaria Grande

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro and Niels Peter Andreasen)
Willet, Tringa semipalmata, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
Wren, Trogylodytes troglodytes, 1, Antonio Borges Park in Ponta Delgada

Terceira (Cecilia Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Baia do Fanal

Thursday, 6 November 2014

6th November 2014

Faial (Andre Vieira)
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Feteira harbour
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 2, Horta harbour

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea, 1, Lagoa do Ginjal
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Abegoaria Grande
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Abegoaria Grande
Skylark, Alauda arvensis, 4, Abegoaria Grande

Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt and Carlos Pereira)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Baia do Fanal
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Cabrito reservoir
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 1, Lagoa do Pico dos Pedreiros

Wednesday, 5 November 2014

5th November 2014

Faial (Bruno Pereira and Andre Vieira)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 4, Poça da Rainha
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Feteira harbour
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Horta harbour

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Lagoa Azul

Tuesday, 4 November 2014

4th November 2014

Sao Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Lagoa Azul
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Terceira (Luis Barcelos and Carlos Pereira)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Baia do Fanal
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Cabrito reservoir

Monday, 3 November 2014

3rd November 2014

Corvo (Kathy Rita)
Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator, female, new harbour

Sunday, 2 November 2014

2nd November 2014

Sao Miguel (Andreas Sandberg)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul

Willet, Tringa semipalmata, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita, 1, Lagoa Azul

Terceira (Cecília Melo, Carlos Pereira; Rúben and Elizabeth Coelho et al)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Baia do Fanal

Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3, Cabo da Praia

Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 5, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

Saturday, 1 November 2014

1st November 2014

Sao Miguel (Thomas Lang and Jurgen Blessing)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Lagoa Azul
Willet, Tringa semipalmata, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Luís Barcelos, Susana Ázera, Sofia Goulart et al)
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Baia do Fanal

Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 2, 1 Paul da Praia and 1 Cabrito Reservoir
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3, Cabo da Praia

White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 3, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia

Friday, 31 October 2014

31st October 2014

Corvo (Richard Bonser, Jurgen Blessing, Jerome Fischer, Thomas Lang)
Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus, 1, airstrip

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, drake, Vila do Porto
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Abegoaria Grande
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 1, Abegoaria Grande
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Abegoaria Grande

Sao Miguel (Andreas Sandberg and Gerbrand Michielsen)
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Terceira (Richard Bonser, Jurgen Blessing, Thomas Lang)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Cabo da Praia

Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia

Thursday, 30 October 2014

30th October 2014

Corvo (Richard Bonser, Jurgen Blessing, Jerome Fischer, Thomas Lang)
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, reservoir
Northern Shrike, Lanius excubitor borealis, 1st-winter, Poco d'Agua
Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita, 1, Lapa
Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea, 1st-winter male, Tennessee Valley

Terceira (Rúben Coelho and Carlos Pereira)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Cabo da Praia

Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Cabo da Praia

Wednesday, 29 October 2014

29th October 2014

Corvo (Richard Bonser, Jurgen Blessing, Jerome Fischer, Thomas Lang)
Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica, 1, over Ribeira do Cantinho
Tree Pipit, Anthus trivialis, 1, middle fields
Northern Shrike, Lanius excubitor borealis, 1st-winter, Poco d'Agua
Redpoll, Carduelis flammea, 1, Poco d'Agua

Faial (André Vieira)
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Horta harbour

Terceira (Manfred Fleischer)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 3, Cabo da Praia

Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius, 1, Cabo da Praia

Tuesday, 28 October 2014

28th October 2014

Corvo (Richard Bonser)
Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica, 1, over Ribeira do Cantinho
Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus colybita, 3, 2 Fojo and 1 Poco d'Agua
Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia, 2, Fojo

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, drake, Vila do Porto
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 2, Abegoaria Grande
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Abegoaria Grande
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Ribeira dos Poços
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, Ribeira dos Poços

Sao Miguel (David Monticelli)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul
Willet, Tringa semipalmata, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Terceira (Michael Fricke)
Sandwich Tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis, 1, Praia da Vitoria harbour
Sedge Warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, 1, Paul da Praia

Monday, 27 October 2014

27th October 2014

Corvo (Michael Fricke, Jerome Fischer et al)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, female/1st-winter, Lower Fields
Tree Pipit, Anthus trivialis, 1, Ribeira do Poco d'Agua

Flores (Manfred Fleischer)
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, Ponta Delgada soccer field
Baird's Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii, Ponta Delgada soccer field

São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Willet, Tringa semipalmata, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Terceira (Petri Kuhno)
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 6, Cabo da Praia
Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius, 1, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia

Sunday, 26 October 2014

26th October 2014

Corvo (Mika Bruun, Vincent Legrand, David Monticelli et al)
Northern Grey Shrike, Lanius excubitor borealis, 1st-winter, da Ponte
Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata, 1

Faial (Dejalme Vargas)
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1st-winter, Salao (found dead)

São Miguel (Richard Bonser, Bosse Carlsson, Carlos Medeiros & Rita Melo)
Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, drake, Caloura

Willet, Tringa semipalmata, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Terceira (Carlos Pereira)
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, Canada do Quinhão Grande

Saturday, 25 October 2014

25th October 2014

Corvo (Mika Bruun, Thomas Lang, Manfred Fleischer et al)
Wilson's Storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus, 1, between Corvo & Flores 
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 2, caldeirao
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, caldeirao
Jack Snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus, 1, caldeirao
Northern Grey Shrike, Lanius excubitor borealis, 1st-winter, da Ponte
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 1, Ribeira do Cantinho
Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia, 1, Ribeira do Cantinho

São Miguel (Richard Bonser, Bosse Carlsson, Richard Ek & Jesper Segergren)
Willet, Tringa semipalmata, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR

Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Ponta Delgada ETAR