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

Common Ringed Plover – Charadrius hiaticula

Common visitor to Lajes, always around but in small numbers.

27-11-2009

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

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

Bulwer's Petrel – Bulweria bulwerii

Uncommon/Breeding Petrel , usually is sighted off 5/6 miles from shore. The most common of the Uncommons at South of Pico.

2008-07-07

Madeiran Storm-petrel – Oceanodroma castro

Rare/Breeding Storm-petrel seen here 3-4 miles off S.João do Pico.

2008-10-13

Black-browed Albatross – Thalassarche melanophris

2nd Record for the Azores! Spotted 3 miles South of Ribeiras-Pico. Maybe the same bird as the 1st Record that was reported at 2006-09-13 South of Faial...

2007-07-09

Black-capped Petrel – Pterodroma hasitata

2nd Record for The Azores! Spotted 5-6 miles offshore Lajes do Pico(Ponta da Queimada).

2009-05-22

Bridled Tern – Onychoprion anaethetus

Spotted at Ponta da Ilha/Manhenha amongst the Common and Roseate Tern resident in that colony.  

2009-06-16