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

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

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

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

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

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

24th December 2014

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

22nd December 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

15th December 2014

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

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

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

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

11th December 2014

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

9th December 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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