BIRDING AZORES
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Recent sightings 2010 |
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Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus: 2 at Santa Cruz harbour 2010-09-05 - Corvo (Tim Collins and Mags Grindle in litt.) Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla: 3 (First-year) at Caldeirão, 1 (Adult) at the reservoir White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis: 4 at the airfield, 4 at the reservoir Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii: 1 (First-year) at the reservoir Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos: 1 at Caldeirão, 1 at the airfield Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis: 2 at the reservoir Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca: 1 (Adult) at Caldeirão Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes: 1 (First-year) at the reservoir 2010-09-05 - São Miguel (Duarte Suosa in litt., Gerbrand Michielsen and Miguel Pavão via SMS., Gerbrand Michielsen via SMS.) Blue-winged Teal Anas discors: 1 at Caldeira do Alferes Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps: 1 at Lagoa Azul Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus: 1 (Adult) at Mosteiros Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla:  1 at Mosteiros White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis: 1 (Adult) at Ribeira Grande Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos: 1 at Mosteiros Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius: 1 at Lagoa Azul Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia: 1 (First-winter) at Mosteiros 2010-09-05 - Terceira (Jan Kåre Ness via SMS.) Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus: 1 at Cabo da Praia Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla: 8 at Cabo da Praia White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis: 8 at Cabo da Praia Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos: 7 at Cabo da Praia Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis: 1 at Cabo da Praia Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes: 1 at Cabo da Praia, 2 at Lagoa do Ginjal Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria: 1 at Lagoa do Ginjal 2010-09-04 - Corvo (Tim Collins and Mags Grindle in litt.) Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla: 3 at Caldeirão White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis: 2 (Adult) at (near) the reservoir, 2 at Caldeirão Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos: 1 at Caldeirão, 1 at the reservoir Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca: 2 at Caldeirão Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria: 1 at Caldeirão 2010-09-04 - São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen via SMS., Joaquim Teodósio in litt.) Greylag Goose Anser anser: 1 at (near) Lagoa dos Espraiados (Same bird as 25/8 and possibly of domestic orign) Blue-winged Teal Anas discors: 1 at Caldeira do Alferes Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia: 1 (Adult) at (near) Lagoa dos Espraiados Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus: 1 (Adult) at Mosteiros Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla: 1 at Mosteiros Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos: 1 at Caldeira do Alferes Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos: 1 at Lagoa Azul Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius: 1 at Lagoa Azul 2010-09-04 - Terceira (Jan Kåre Ness via SMS.) Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias: 1 at Paul da Praia Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus: 1 at Cabo da Praia Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla: 6 at Cabo da Praia White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis: 8 at Cabo da Praia, 1 at Lagoa do Ginjal Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos: 4 at Cabo da Praia Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis: 1 at Cabo da Praia Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes: 1 at Cabo da Praia, 1 at Lagoa do Ginjal Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria: 1 at Lagoa do Ginjal 2010-09-03 - Corvo (Tim Collins and Mags Grindle in litt.) Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla: 2 at Caldeirão, 1 (Adult) at the reservoir Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri: 1 at Caldeirão White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis: 1 at Caldeirão Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii: 1 (First-year) at the reservoir Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos: 1 at the reservoir Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca: 2 at Caldeirão Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes: 1 (First-year) at the reservoir Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria: 1 at Caldeirão 2010-09-03 - São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen via SMS.) Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps: 1 at Lagoa Azul Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos: 1 at Lagoa Azul Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius: 1 at Lagoa Azul 2010-09-03 - Terceira (Jan Kåre Ness in litt., João Jara in litt.) Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus: 1 at Cabo da Praia Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla: 6 at Cabo da Praia White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis: 3 at Cabo da Praia, 1 at Lagoa do Ginjal Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos: 6 at Cabo da Praia Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis: 1 at Cabo da Praia Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes: 1 at Cabo da Praia White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus: 1 at Cabo da Praia 2010-09-02 - Corvo (Tim Collins and Mags Grindle in litt.) Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus: 3 at Caldeirão (At least one of the Shearwaters still had several clumps of down visible, so presumable these are young breeding birds who took their first flights down into the caldeira instead of out to see.) Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla: 2 (First-year) at Caldeirão Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata: 1 at Caldeirão Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca: 1 (Adult) at Caldeirão 2010-09-02 - São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen via SMS.) Blue-winged Teal Anas discors: 1 at Caldeira do Alferes Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps: 1 at Lagoa Azul Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos: 1 at Lagoa Azul Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius: 1 at Lagoa Azul 2010-09-02 - Terceira (Cecilia Melo in litt., Jan Kåre Ness in litt.) Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus: 1 at Cabo da Praia Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla: 6 at Cabo da Praia White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis: 3 at Cabo da Praia, 1 at Lagoa do Ginjal Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos: 4 at Cabo da Praia Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes: 1 at Cabo da Praia White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus: 1 at Cabo da Praia 2010-09-01 - Terceira (Jan Kåre Ness in litt.) Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla: 3 at Cabo da Praia Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos: 1 at Cabo da Praia Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes: 1 at Cabo da Praia 2010-08-31 - Corvo (Tim Collins and Mags Grindle in litt.) Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla: 1 at (west of) the harbour 2010-08-31 - Terceira (Tim Collins and Mags Grindle in litt.) Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias: 1 at Paul da Praia 2010-08-30 - São Miguel (Carlos Ribeiro in litt,) Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps: 1 at Lagoa das Furnas 2010-08-30 - Terceira (Tim Collins and Mags Grindle in litt.) Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus: 1 at Cabo da Praia Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla: 1 at Cabo da Praia White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus: 1 at Cabo da Praia 2010-08-29 - Terceira (Tim Collins and Mags Grindle in litt.) Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias: 1 at Paul da Praia White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus: 1 at Cabo da Praia 2010-08-28 - São Miguel (Fausto and Gerbrand Michielsen in litt.) Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps: 1 at Lagoa Azul 2010-08-26 - Terceira (Maria do Anjo Ekstrom, Luís Carlos Oliveira , Teresa Armas, Luís Correia, Carlos Silva, Maria Luísa Costa, Luís Maciel, Pedro Soares , Pedro Medeiros, and Cecília Melo in litt. , Nuno Fonseca in litt.) Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis:  1 at ETAR de Angra do Heroísmo Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias: 1 at Paul da Praia 2010-08-25 - São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen in litt.) Greylag Goose Anser anser: 1 at (near) Lagoa dos Espraiados (Very tame, and possibly a domestic bird) 2010-08-24 - Terceira (Cecilia Melo in litt., Teresa Armas via Cecilia Melo and Carlos Pereira in litt.) Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis: 1 at ETAR de Angra do Heroísmo Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata: 1 at (near) Serra do Cume Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola: 1 at Lagoa do Ginjal 2010-08-23 - Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Cecilia Melo in litt.) Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias: 1 at Paul da Praia 2010-08-22 - São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen in litt.) Blue-winged Teal Anas discors: 1 (Female) at Caldeira do Alferes 2010-08-21 - São Miguel (Pedro Rodruiges in litt.) Semipalmated/Western Sandpiper Calidris pusilla/mauri: 1 (Adult) at Monte Verde beach, Ribeira Grande 2010-08-21 - Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Cecília Melo and Mariana Brito in litt.) Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata: 1 at Lagoa do Junco 2010-08-20 - São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen in litt.) Semipalmated/Western Sandpiper Calidris pusilla/mauri: 1 (Adult) at Monte Verde beach, Ribeira Grande 2010-08-20 - Terceira (Carlos Pereira in litt.) Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias: 1 at Paul da Praia White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus: 1 at Cabo da Praia 2010-08-19 - São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen in litt.) Semipalmated/Western Sandpiper Calidris pusilla/mauri: 1 (Adult) at Monte Verde beach, Ribeira Grande 2010-08-19 - Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Nuno Fonseca in litt.) Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus: 1 at Cabo da Praia White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus: 1 at Cabo da Praia Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto: 3 at Cabo da Praia 2010-08-18 - São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen via SMS., Jorge Cardoso in litt.) Osprey Pandion haliaetus: 1 at (North-East) Lagoa das Furnas flying N Semipalmated/Western Sandpiper Calidris pusilla/mauri:  1 (Adult) at Monte Verde beach, Ribeira Grande 2010-08-18 - Terceira (Carlos Pereira in litt.) Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias: 1 at Paul da Praia Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus: 1 at Cabo da Praia White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus: 1 at Cabo da Praia Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto: 27 at Cabo da Praia to forte de Santa Catarina area 2010-08-17 - Pico (Justin Hart in litt.) Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus:  250 at Princess Alice Bank (250+) 2010-08-17 - São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen in litt.) Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia: 1 (Adult) at Lagoa dos Espraiados 2010-08-17 - Terceira (Carlos Pereira, Cecília Melo and Nuno Fonseca in litt.) Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus: 1 at Cabo da Praia Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata: 1 at Lagoa do Ginjal, 1 at Lagoa do Negro White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus: 1 at Cabo da Praia Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto: 29 at Cabo da Praia to forte de Santa Catarina area 2010-08-16 - Terceira (Carlos Pereira in litt.) Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata: 1 at Lagoa do Ginjal, 1 at Lagoa do Junco White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus: 1 at Cabo da Praia Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto: 1 at Angra de Heroismo, 15 at Cabo da Praia to forte de Santa Catarina area 2010-08-13 - Santa Maria (Joël Bried and Malvina Andris in litt.) Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus: 2 (One of the breeding adults plus one non breeding adult) at Ilhéu da Vila 2010-08-12 - Terceira (Manuel Figueiras in litt.) Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla: 1 at Cabo da Praia 2010-08-11 - Santa Maria (Joël Bried and Malvina Andris in litt.) Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus: 3 (A pair plus a fledged young) at Ilhéu da Vila (First successful breeding since 2005) 2010-08-11 - Terceira (Manuel Figueiras in litt.) Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla: 1 at Cabo da Praia Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes: 1 at Cabo da Praia 2010-08-10 - São Miguel (Jorge Cardoso, Joël Bried, Malvina Andris, and Gerbrand Michielsen in litt.) Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps: 1 at Lagoa Azul 2010-08-10 - Terceira (Manuel Figueiras in litt.) Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla: 1 at Cabo da Praia Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes: 1 at Cabo da Praia 2010-08-08 - São Miguel (Pedro Rodrigues and Joana Micael in litt.) Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius: 1 at ETAR, Ponta Delgada 2010-08-06 - Santa Maria (Chris Bell, John Regan, Tom Francis, and Richard Stephenson in litt.) Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus: 2 at Ilhéu da Vila 2010-08-06 - Terceira (Jerry Bettencourt in litt.) Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias: 1 at Cabo da Praia White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus: 1 at Cabo da Praia 2010-08-04 - Corvo (Ricardo Ceia and Carlos Silva in litt.) Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius:  1 at Vila do Corvo harbour 2010-08-02 - Graciosa (Joël Bried and Malvina Andris in litt.) Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata: 1 (Male, eclipse) at Santa Cruz 2010-08-02 - Terceira (Chris Bell, John Regan, Tom Francis, and Richard Stephenson in litt.) Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias: 1 at Cabo da Praia Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus: 1 at Cabo da Praia Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla: 2 (Adult) at Cabo da Praia Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius: 1 at Praia da Vitória harbour White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus: 1 at Cabo da Praia 2010-08-01 - Santa Maria (Kari Haataja, Hannu Palojärvi, and Keijo Wahlroos in litt.) Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus: 2 at Ilhéu da Vila 2010-08-01 - São Miguel (Chris Bell, John Regan, Tom Francis, and Richard Stephenson in litt., Kari Haataja, Timo Luhtala, Hannu Palojärvi, and Keijo Wahlroos in litt.) Wood Duck Aix sponsa: 1 (Male) at Terra Nostra Park, Furnas Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps: 1 at Lagoa Azul Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius:  1 at Ponta Delgada 2010-07-31 - Pico (Carlos Pereira and Cecilia Melo in litt.) Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis: 1 (Male) at Lagoa do Landroal 2010-07-30 - Pico (Carlos Pereira and Cecília Melo in litt.) Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla: 5 (Adult) at Lajes do Pico 2010-07-29 - Pico (Carlos Pereira, Cecília Melo, and Alexandre Pereira in litt.) American Great Egret Egretta a. egretta: 1 at Cabrito 2010-07-29 - Terceira (Joël Bried and Malvina Andris in litt.) Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias: 1 at Praia da Vitória bay Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus: 1 at Cabo da Praia Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla: 1 at Cabo da Praia Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla: 3 at Cabo da Praia White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus: 1 at Cabo da Praia 2010-07-28 - Terceira (Kari Haataja, Timo Luhtala, Hannu Palojärvi, and Keijo Wahlroos in litt.) Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias: 1 at Cabo da Praia Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus: 1 (Adult) at Cabo da Praia Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla: 3 (Adult) at Cabo da Praia Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla: 4 (Adult) at Cabo da Praia Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos: 1 (Adult) at Paul da Praia Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius: 2 (Adult) at Praia da Vitória harbour White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus: 1 (Second-year) at Cabo da Praia 2010-07-27 - São Miguel (Kari Haataja, Timo Luhtala, Hannu Palojärvi, and Keijo Wahlroos in litt.) Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps: 1 at Lagoa Azul Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto: 4 at Candelaria 2010-07-27 - Terceira (Kari Haataja, Timo Luhtala, Hannu Palojärvi, and Keijo Wahlroos in litt.) Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos: 1 (Adult) at Paul da Praia 2010-07-21 - São Miguel (Gerbrand Michielsen and Henrik Mauritsen in litt.) Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto: 5 at Feteira Pequeno, near Nordeste 2010-07-20 - São Miguel (Stefan Ettestam in litt.) Wood Duck Aix sponsa: 1 (Male) at Terra Nostra Park, Furnas 2010-07-20 - Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Alexandre Pereira in litt.) Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias: 1 at Cabo da Praia Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto: 1 at Cabo da Praia 2010-07-19 - Terceira (Carlos Pereira in litt.) Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias: 1 at Cabo da Praia Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus: 1 at Cabo da Praia Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes: 1 (Adult) at Cabo da Praia White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus: 1 at Cabo da Praia Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto: 2 at Cabo da Praia 2010-07-18 - Terceira (Eduardo Dias in litt.) Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias:  1 at Cabo da Praia White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus:  1 at Cabo da Praia 2010-07-16 - Terceira (Carlos Pereira and Alexandre Pereira in litt.) Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus: 1 at Cabo da Praia Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto: 4 at Cabo da Praia |
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