14th October 2015

Corvo (Darryl Spittle et al)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, power station
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 1, reservoir
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominicus, 2, reservoir
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis, 1, reservoir
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 3, reservoir
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, higher fields
Buff-bellied Pipit, Anthus rubescens, 1, reservoir
Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra, 1, Poco do Agua
Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus, 2, 1 middle fields and 1 Tennessee Valley
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 2, Fojo
Lapland Bunting, Calcarius lapponicus, 1, reservoir
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 1, middle fields

Flores (Dominic Mitchell, Thierry Jansen et al)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Lagoa Branca
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, female, Miradouro Craveiro Lopez (with up to 8 hybrids)
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, 1, Lagoa Seca
American Coot, Fulica americana, 1, Lagoa Branca
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Ponta do Albarnaz
Arctic Tern, Sterna paradiseae, 1, Lagoa Branca

Santa Maria (Alan Vittery)
Marsh Harrier, Circus aeroginosus, 1, Ribeira da Santana
Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, 1st-winter, Vila do Porto

Terceira (Ricardo Bispo, Ruben Coelho, Rui Marcao, Patricia Simoes, Carlos Pereira et al)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Cabo da Praia
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 3, 1 Paul da Praia, 1 Cabo da Praia and 1 Posto de Radio Americano
Pintail, Anas acuta, 4 Cabo da Praia and 20 Posto de Radio Americano
Pochard, Aythya ferina, 1, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 10, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 3, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 1, Lagoa do Junco
White-winged Black Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus, 1, Canada do Junco

13th October 2015

Corvo (Darryl Spittle et al)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, miradouro
Pintail, Anas acuta, 1, Vila Nova
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Tennessee Valley
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 4, airfield/higher fields
Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus, 1, middle fields
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 1, Fojo
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 1, middle fields

Flores (Dominic Mitchell, Rainer and Silke Sottorf et al)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Santa Cruz airfield
Pintail, Anas acuta, 1 over Santa Cruz and 1 Lagoa Seca
Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, drake, Lagoa Seca
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Lajes harbour
Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus, 1st-winter, Santa Cruz (by Hotel Occidental)
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, 1, Santa Cruz airfield

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen, Csaba Lendvai et al)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa das Frunas
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 1, Achada das Furnas
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Ribeira Grande
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 3, Achada das Furnas
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Achada das Furnas
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Achada das Furnas
Dowitcher sp., Limnodromus sp., 1, Achada das Furnas

Terceira (Thierry Jansen, Ricardo Bispo, Rui Marcao, Patricia Simoes, Carlos Pereira et al)
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, 1 Cabo da Praia and 1 Posto de Radio Americano
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 1, Canada do Junco
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 1, Paul da Praia
Pintail, Anas acuta, 4 Cabo da Praia and 20 Posto de Radio Americano
Pochard, Aythya ferina, 1, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Cabrito reservoir
Marsh Harrier, Circus aeroginosus, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 5, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 18 Cabo da Praia and 10 Lagoa do Junco
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 4, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Cabo da Praia
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 4, Lagoa do Junco
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 2, 1 Canada do Quinhao Grande and 1 near Lagoa do Junco
Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius, 2, Cabo da Praia
Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, 1st-winter, Posto de Radio Americano
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, adult, Posto de Radio Americano
Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis, 1, Praia da Vitoria harbour
White-winged Black Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus, 1, Canada do Junco

12th October 2015

Corvo (Darryl Spittle et al)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, above power station
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, above power station
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Tennessee Valley
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominicus, 2, reservoir
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 4, reservoir
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, reservoir
Buff-bellied Pipit, Anthus rubescens, 1, reservoir
Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus, 2, 1 middle fields and 1 above power station
Wood Warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix, 2, 1 Ribeira da Ponte and 1 above power station
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 2, Fojo
Eurasian Siskin, Spinus spinus, 1, power station
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 1, middle fields

Flores (Dominic Mitchell, Rainer and Silke Sottorf, Ulrich Tammler et al)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Ponta do Albarnaz
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2, Lagoa dos Patos (Poco da Algoinha)
Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra, 1, Ponta do Albarnaz

Terceira (Ricardo Bispo, Rui Marcao, Patricia Simoes and Carlos Pereira)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 2, Lagoa do Junco
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Cabo da Praia
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 1, Paul da Praia
Pintail, Anas acuta, 4, Cabo da Praia
Pochard, Aythya ferina, 1, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 8 Cabo da Praia and 3 Lagoa do Junco
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 3, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 2, Lagoa do Junco
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 2, near Lagoa do Junco
Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius, 2, Cabo da Praia
White-winged Black Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus, 1, Cabo da Praia

11th October 2015

Corvo (Darryl Spittle et al)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, above power station
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, miradouro
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominicus, 2, reservoir
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 1, reservoir
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis, 1, reservoir
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 8, reservoir/caldeirao
Buff-bellied Pipit, Anthus rubescens, 1, reservoir
Sedge Warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, 1, Poco da Agua
Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus, 2, middle fields
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 2, Fojo
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 1, middle fields

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 1, Lagoa do Caiado
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 1, Lagoa do Caiado
Peregrine, Falco peregrinus, 1, Lajes
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Lajes

Sao Miguel (Ruben and Elizabeth Coelho, Sofia Goulart, Gerbrand Michielsen, Dominic Mitchell et al)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 2, 1 Sete Cidades and 1 Lagoa das Furnas
Great Egret, Ardea alba, 1, Sete Cidades
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Arrifes
Pintail, Anas acuta, 42, Achada das Furnas
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Ribeira Grande
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Achada das Furnas
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 2, Achada das Furnas
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Mosteiros

Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Cecilia Melo)
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 1, Posto de Radio Americano
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 1, Posto de Radio Americano
Pintail, Anas acuta, 22, Posto de Radio Americano

10th October 2015

Corvo (Darryl Spittle et al)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, above power station
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Tennessee Valley
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominicus, 2, reservoir
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 1, reservoir
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 4, airfield/reservoir
Dowitcher sp., Limnodromus sp., 1, reservoir
Buff-bellied Pipit, Anthus rubescens, 1, reservoir
Sedge Warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, 1, Poco da Agua
Wood Warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix, Ribeira da Ponte
Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, 2, Fojo
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, 1, middle fields

Faial (Bruno Pereira and Andre Vieira)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, Lagoa de Pedro Miguel
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 4, Lagoa de Pedro Miguel

Pico (Valter Medeiros)
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 1, Cais do Pico

Sao Miguel (Ruben Coelho and Gerbrand Michielsen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1,Sete Cidades
Great Egret, Ardea alba, 1, Sete Cidades
Pintail, Anas acuta, 42, Achada das Furnas
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Ribeira Grande
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Achada das Furnas
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Ribeira Grande
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 2, Achada das Furnas

Terceira (Carlos Pereira & Cecila Melo)
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 1, Cabo da Praia
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 1, Canada do Junco
Garganey, Anas querquedula, 1, Paul da Praia
Pintail, Anas acuta, 4, Cabo da Praia
Pochard, Aythya ferina, 1, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2, Paul da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 7, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 3, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, 1, Cabo da Praia
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Cabo da Praia
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus, 1, Lagoa do Junco
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes, 1, Paul da Praia
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata, 4, Lagoa do Junco
Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius, 2, Cabo da Praia
Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis, 1, Praia da Vitoria harbour
White-winged Black Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus, 1, Cabo da Praia (seen also at Canada do Junco)

9th October 2015

Corvo (Darryl Spittle et al)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, above power station
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, above power station
Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 2, middle fields
Corncrake, Crex crex, 1, Tennessee Valley
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominicus, 2, reservoir
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus, 1, reservoir
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 2, airfield
Buff-bellied Pipit, Anthus rubescens, 1, reservoir
Sedge Warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, 1, Poco da Agua
Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus, 3, middle fields
American Redstart, Setophaga ruticilla, 1, Lighthouse Valley

Faial (Bruno Pereira, Valter Medeiros, Dejalme Vargas and Andre Vieira)
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, 1, Monte da Guia
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Numenius hudsonicus, 1, Monte da Guia

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1,Sete Cidades
Great Egret, Ardea alba, 1, Sete Cidades
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, 1, Ribeira Grande
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Mosteiros
Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus, 1, Sete Cidades

8th October 2015

Corvo (Darryl Spittle et al)
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, 1, above power station
White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, 4, airfield
Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra, 2, 1 middle fields and 1 near reservoir
Wood Warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix, 1, Ribeira da Ponte

Santa Maria (Nelson Moura and Alan Vittery)
Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea, 1, Sao Pedro
Pintail, Anas acuta, 1, Ilheu da Vila
Marsh Harrier, Circus aeroginosus, 1, Cova do Areao
Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, 1, Ribeira de Sao Francisco
Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea, 1, Anjos
Pomarine Skua, Stercorarius pomarinus, 1, Anjos
Arctic Skua, Stercorarius parasiticus, 1, Ilheu so Mar do Barca