Thursday, 26 February 2015

26th February 2015

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura)
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Campo Pequeno
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 6, Campo Pequeno
Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus, 1, Campo Pequeno

Sao Miguel (Leandro Rocha)
Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus, 3, Ponta Delgada harbour

25th February 2015

Sao Miguel (Leandro Rocha)
Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus, 3, Ponta Delgada harbour

Monday, 23 February 2015

23rd February 2015

Faial (André Vieira and Duarte Vieira)
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Feteira

Sunday, 22 February 2015

22nd February 2015

Terceira (Carlos Pereira & Sofia Goulart)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 6, 2 off Cabo da Praia, 2 Porto Martins, 2 Ponta da Contendas
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 1, Baía de Angra do Heroísmo
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 12, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 3, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, drake, Paul da Praia



Saturday, 21 February 2015

21st February 2015

São Miguel (Peter Alfrey and Darryl Spittle)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, adult, Lagoa Azul
Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus, 5 juveniles, Ponta Delgada harbour
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 7, Ponta Delgada harbour
Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, 5, Ponta Delgada harbour

Terceira (Peter Adriaens)
American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, adult, Cabrito Reservoir

Friday, 20 February 2015

20th February 2015

Terceira (Peter Adriaens, Peter Alfrey, Chris Gibbins, Darryl Spittle and Sofia Goulart)
Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus,1, Lagoa do Junco
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Praia da Vitoria
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Cabo da Praia 

American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus, 2, 3rd-winter airfield & adult Praia da Vitoria
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 10, Praia da Vitoria
Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, 2 first-winters, Praia da Vitoria bay
Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia, adult, Praia da Vitoria bay

Snow Bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis, 6, airfield

Thursday, 19 February 2015

19th February 2015

São Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro)
Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus, juvenile, Caloura

Terceira (Peter Adriaens, Peter Alfrey, Chris Gibbins & Darryl Spittle)

Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 12, between Cabo da Praia and Ponta da Cruz
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Paul da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 12+, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 3, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, drake, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, 2 first-winters, Praia da Vitoria bay
Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia, adult, Praia da Vitoria bay