18-07-2011
Sunday 24 July 2011
Thursday 19 May 2011
Black-crowned Night Heron – Nycticorax nycticorax
2nd Record for Pico Island! Seen just outside our base!
17-05-2011
Monday 28 February 2011
White-rumped Sandpiper – Calidris fuscicollis
Another American Wader which is a regular visitor in Lajes Bay.
01-09-2010
Wednesday 24 November 2010
Yellow-crowned Night Heron – Nyctanassa violaceus
2nd record for The Azores!! This one stayed for 2 weeks around the harbour area.
25-10-2010
Sunday 30 May 2010
Wilson's Storm-petrel – Oceanites oceanicus
While looking for Sperm Whales and just one minute after seeing a Bulwer´s Petrel, this Wilson´s came to make us a visit.
28-05-2010
Bulwer's Petrel – Bulweria bulwerii
The first time that a saw a Bulwer´s Petrel taking off from the water. 5 Miles off São João.
28-05-2010
Monday 26 April 2010
Pomarine Skua – Stercorarius pomarinus
We and this Pomarine Skua were looking for a Fin Whale 12 miles offshore!:)
24-04-2010
Trinidade Petrel – Pterodroma arminjoniana
6th Record for the Azores!! Sighted while watching one Blue Whale 8 miles offshore Ponta da Queimada!!
24-04-2010
Tuesday 20 April 2010
Pomarine Skua – Stercorarius pomarinus
A rare Pomarine Skua flying just over our boat, while we were with a pod of sperm Whales! :) 09-04-2010
Wednesday 31 March 2010
Fea's Petrel – Pterodroma feae
One of the rarest sightings in the South of Pico. 8 Miles off Queimada.
21-09-2008
Monday 8 February 2010
Northern Gannet – Morus bassanus
Juvenile Gannet passing just over the boat! 8 miles Offshore São Mateus.
16-09-2009
Monday 14 December 2009
Bar-tailed Godwit – Limosa lapponica
Another rare bird at Lajes, it was socializing with the Dunlin...
11-12-2009
Dunlin – Calidris alpina
Unusual sighting at Lajes, like many other waders, this species can be seen here although not very often!
11-12-2009
Thursday 3 December 2009
Common Ringed Plover – Charadrius hiaticula
Common visitor to Lajes, always around but in small numbers.
27-11-2009
Thursday 26 November 2009
Parasitic Skua – Stercorarius parasiticus
Rare/Vagrant . All the Skuas are sighted ocasionally around the islands, this one was sighted 4/5 miles off Lajes do Pico.
15-04-2009
Cory's Shearwater – Calonectris diomedea borealis
By far the most common marine bird in The Azores, it can be sighted in a daily basis around the islands.
Roseate Tern – Sterna dougallii
Altough it´s a Common/Breeding bird around The Azores, is still one of the rarest birds in Europe.
This one is particular is ringed and i´m trying to get some more information.
Sighted at Lajes harbour.
28-07-2009
Sooty Shearwater – Puffinus griseus
Uncommon/Vagrant. Sighted 7/8 miles off Ponta da ilha- Pico.
2009-07-11
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Eurasian Spoonbill – Platalea leucorodia
The last from a group of three that stayed around from September 08 to March 09 in the pond area at Lajes do Pico.
One was found dead (cause unknown).
2009-02-21
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