9th January 2016

Faial (Andre Vieira)
Common Gull, Larus canus, 1st-winter, Poca da Rainha

Terceira (Ricardo Bispo, Cecilia Melo and Carlos Pereira)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 3, 2 Salgueiros, 1 Cabo da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 3, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 5, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 4, Paul da Praia
Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator, 1, Salgueiros
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 2, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 5, Cabo da Praia
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 1, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius, 3, Cabo da Praia
Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, 6, Salgueiros

8th January 2016

Sao Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen)
Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, 1, Lagoa Azul
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, 1, Mosteiros
Whooper Swan, Cygnus cygnus, 1, Lagoa das Furnas
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna, 1, Faja de Cima
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, 1, Lagoa Azul
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2, Lagoa Azul
American Coot, Fulica americana, 1, Lagoa Azul
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Mosteiros

Terceira (Ruben and Elisabeth Coelho)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1, Porto Martins
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 4, Porto Martins

7th January 2016

Faial (Dejalme Vargas and Andre Vieira)
Great Egret, Ardea alba, 1, Canadinhas
Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis, 1, Canadinhas
Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cuculatus, first-winter drake, Flamengos

6th January 2016

Faial (Valter Medeiros)
Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cuculatus, 2, Flamengos

4th January 2016

Faial (André Vieira)
Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cuculatus, 2, Flamengos
Great White Egret, Ardea alba, 1, Canadinhas

Terceira (Rúben & Elizabeth Coelho; Ricardo Bispo)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 12, one Ponta das Contendas, two Praia da Vitoria, three Porto Martins, six Salgueiros
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 3, Paul da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 2, Paul da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 5, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 4, Paul da Praia
Greater Scaup, Aythya marila, drake, Paul da Praia
Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator, 1, Salgueiros

3rd January 2016

Terceira (many observers)
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 15, one Ponta das Contendas, one Porto Martins, three Praia da Riveira, four Salgueiros and six Cabo da Praia
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 3, Paul da Praia
Green-winged Teal, Anas carolinensis, 1, Cabo da Praia
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors, 3, two Paul da Praia, one Cabo da Praia
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 5, Paul da Praia
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis, 4, Paul da Praia
Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator, 1, Salgueiros
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica, 1, Cabo da Praia
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, 3, Cabo da Praia
Little Stint, Calidris minuta, 4, Cabo da Praia
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, 2, Cabo da Praia
Redshank, Tringa totanus, 1, Cabo da Praia
Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius, 3, Cabo da Praia
Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, 11, Ponta das Contendas
Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus, juvenile, Cabo da Praia
Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, adult, Praia da Vitória fishing port
Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, 1st-winter, Praia da Riveira

1st January 2016

Pico (Carlos Pereira)
Pintail, Anas acuta, 1, Lagoa do Capitao
American Wigeon, Anas americana, 2, Lagoa do Caiado
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 1, Lagoa do Caiado
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 1, Cais do Pico
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, 1, Lajes