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AZORES Bird & Mammal List -- May 4 - May 20, 2012 Produced by Zegrahm Expeditions x = Seen but not counted; hd = Heard but not seen BIRDS Date of sighting in May 2012 - Key for Locations on Page 8 Common Name Scientific Name Notes 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Swans, Geese & Ducks Anatidae Gadwall Anas strepera 10 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 20 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 4 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 6 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 7 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 30 Pheasants & Partridges Phasianidae adult with 3 Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara 4 chicks 1 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 1 hd DW Grebes Podicipedidae vagrant ph by Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 1 Doug at Angra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 4 10 Flamingos Phoenicopteridae Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 250 Shearwaters Procellariidae Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii 21 12 44 16 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 4 75 91 2200 x 500 4500 x 15 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 7 2 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus leader only? 12 Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli 121 Storm-petrels Hydrobatidae now split; we saw Band-rumped Storm-petrel Oceanodroma castro 1 1 O. monteiroi Storks Ciconidae White Stork Ciconia ciconia 20 6 x Gannets & Boobies Sulidae Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 4 12 1 Cormorants & Shags Phalacrocoracidae Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 4 off Europa Point, European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 1 Gibraltar Herons, Bitterns & Ardeidae Egrets Gray Heron Ardea cinerea 3 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 1 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 6 2 1 2 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 4 4 x x 3 Ibises & Spoonbills Threskiornithidae Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 2 incredible close- Waldrapp Geronticus eremita 11 ups Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 6 Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae Black Kite Milvus migrans 1 1 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 1 Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus 8 35 Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 1 1 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 1 3 6 8 1 5 4 above tree-line in Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 1 the High Atlas Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 1 Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae very distant bird Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 1 at El Torcal Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2 6 12 2 1 1 1 many near Es- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae 35 saouira Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus leader only? 1 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1 Rails, Gallinules & Coots Rallidae Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 5 4 3 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 120 50 1 1 DW 2 Bustards Otididae Houbara Bustard Clamydotis undulata 4 Thick-knees Burhinidae Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus 2 3 Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae Black-bellied (Grey) Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 1 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 20 12 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 2 Avocets & Stilts Recurvirostridae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 15 4 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 6 Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 1 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1 3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres seen by staff only 3 1 Sanderling Calidris alba 1 Little Stint Calidris minuta 75 1 Dunlin Calidris alpina 3 12 Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Laridae Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 60 2 Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii 55 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 1 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis x x x x x x x x x x x x x Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 1 40 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 9 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 25 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 1 6 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 4 40 4 175 4 6 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 105 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis 25 Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Rock Pigeon Columba livia x x x x x x x x x x x x x Common Wood-pigeon Columba palumbus 3 6 12 5 2 3 endemic to Ma- Trocaz Pigeon (E) Columba trocaz 8 deira endemic to Ca- Bolle's Pigeon (E) Columba bollii 3 2 naries endemic to Ca- Laurel Pigeon (E) Columba junoniae 1 8 naries inc several mi- European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur 2 10 10 1 2 1 grants at sea Eurasian Collared-dove Streptopelia decaocto 4 20 x x 40 3 Cuckoos Cuculidae Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus hd 1 Owls Strigidae Little Owl Athene noctus 1 Swifts Apodidae at sea off Lan- swift species? 7 zarote Common Swift Apus apus 100 x x Plain Swift (E) Apus unicolor 250 40 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 15 x x x inc one at sea by Alpine Swift Apus melba 1 1 Doug Little Swift Apus affinis 10 Bee-eaters Meropidae European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 6 Hoopoes Upupidae Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 1 1 1 Woodpeckers & Allies Picidae endemic canar- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 2 iensis race Shrikes Laniidae Southern Gray Shrike Lanius meridionalis 3 4 3 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 4 1 12 Old World Orioles Oriolidae Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus leader only 1 Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae including a pair at Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana 3 a nest Eurasian Magpie Pica pica x 7 Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 1 150 Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula 25 Common Raven Corvus corax 2 3 6 1 Larks Alaudidae Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra 15 12 Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 2 2 Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens 35 Crested Lark Galerida cristata 3 10 12 4 Thekla Lark Galerida theklae 4 4 Swallows Hirundinidae at the pond in Es- Plain Martin Riparia paludicola 8 saouira Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 10 Eurasian Crag-martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris 1 2 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 30 40 10 10 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 1 2 Common House-martin Delichon urbicum 125 50 1 Chickadees & Tits Paridae Coal Tit Periparus ater 1 5 Great Tit Parus major 1 Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 4 3 African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffae 4 hd 6 1 Bush-warblers & Allies Cettidae Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti heard only hd Wrens Troglodytidae Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 1 hd Dippers Cinclidae White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus 1 Bulbuls Pycnonotidae Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus 20 x Kinglets Regulidae 1 Goldcrest Regulus regulus hd 8 DW Canary Islands Kinglet (E) Regulus teneriffae 8 2 endemic madei- Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 3 rensis race Leaf Warblers Phylloscopidae Canary Islands Chiffchaff seen well, but far Phylloscopus canariensis 14 12 (E) more heard Reed-warblers & Allies Acrocephalidae Western Olivaceous War- Hippolais opaca 2 3 bler Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 2 leader only; on Eurasian Reed-warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 1 board the ship Great Reed-warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus heard only hd Cisticolas & Allies Cisticolidae Zitting Cisticola (Fain-tailed Cisticola juncidis 4 Warbler) Old World Warblers Sylvidae Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 4 1 1 8 4 hd 3 3 10 Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata one distant male 1 Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans 1 Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala 4 3 3 1 Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 6 3 European Robin Erithacus rubecula hd 2 2 hd 1 1 DW 6 many heard; 3 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos hd 3 hd seen well Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 4 12 Moussier's Redstart (AF) Phoenicurus moussieri 6 Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura 4 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1 Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica 3 5 Stonechat Saxicola torquatus 10 6 Thrushes & Allies Turdidae Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius 2 1 2 Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula hd 8 12 12 4 6 5 10 25 50 x 30 Starlings Sturnidae European Starling Stumus vulgaris x 16 10 18 Spotless Starling Stumus unicolor 12 25 x x Wagtails & Pipits Motacillidae Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 1 1 Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea hd 6 3 2 6 4 6 Moroccan sub- White Wagtail Motacilla alba 1 personata race Tawny Pipt Anthus campestris 2 Berthelot's Pipit € Anthus berthelotii 8 2 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis heard; glimpsed 1 Buntings & Sparrows Emberizidae Rock Bunting Emberiza cia 1 House Bunting Emberiza striolata 5 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 9 10 Siskins, Crossbills & Fringillidae Allies Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 1 12 10 6 1 1 6 8 5 25 50 fabulous close Blue Chaffinch (E) Fringilla teydea 6 looks European Greenfinch Chloris chloris 10 4 12 1 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 20 10 10 3 6 10 12 Eurasian Linnet Carduelis cannabina 4 12 European Serin Serinus serinus 6 12 20 4 Island Canary (E) Serinus canaria 15 10 hd 20 6 25 3 15 "Azorean" (Eurasian) not always split Pyrrhula [pyrrhula] murina 13 Bullfinch as separate sp. Old World Sparrows Passeridae House Sparrow Passer domesticus x x x x x x x x x Spanish Sparrow (AF) Passer hispaniolensis 9 20 MAMMALS introduced to Barbary Ape Macaca sylvanus x Gibraltar Moroccan Ground Squirrel x European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus x x x "Iberian" Ibex Capra hircus hispanica x Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 1 Bottle-nosed Dolphin x Common Dolphin Delphinis delphinae x x x x REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS Perez's (Iberian Water) Rana perezi x x Frog tortoise x Gomeran (Black) Gecko Tarentola gomerensis x Canary Skink Chalcides viridanus x Canarian Lizard Gallotia gallotii x x lizard (La Gomera) Gallotia caesaris x Madeiran Wall Lizard Teira dugesii) x wall lizard sp? (Graciosa, x Azores) KEY: May 6 - Granada/Malaga, Spain May 7 - Gibraltar, UK May 8 - Casablanca, Morocco May 9 - Agadir/Taroudant, Morocco May 10 - Arricife, Lanzarote Island, Canary Islands May 11 - Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife Island, Canary Islands May 12 - San Sebastian, La Gomera, Canary Islands May 13 - Funchal, Madeira Island May 14 - Cruising the Atlantic Ocean May 15 - Santa Maria Island, Azores May 16 - Terceira Island, Azores May 17 - Graciosa Island, Azores May 18 - Faial & Pico Islands, Azores May 19 - São Miguel Island, Azores.
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  • European Red List of Birds

    European Red List of Birds

    European Red List of Birds Compiled by BirdLife International Published by the European Commission. opinion whatsoever on the part of the European Commission or BirdLife International concerning the legal status of any country, Citation: Publications of the European Communities. Design and layout by: Imre Sebestyén jr. / UNITgraphics.com Printed by: Pannónia Nyomda Picture credits on cover page: Fratercula arctica to continue into the future. © Ondrej Pelánek All photographs used in this publication remain the property of the original copyright holder (see individual captions for details). Photographs should not be reproduced or used in other contexts without written permission from the copyright holder. Available from: to your questions about the European Union Freephone number (*): 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 (*) Certain mobile telephone operators do not allow access to 00 800 numbers or these calls may be billed Published by the European Commission. A great deal of additional information on the European Union is available on the Internet. It can be accessed through the Europa server (http://europa.eu). Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication. ISBN: 978-92-79-47450-7 DOI: 10.2779/975810 © European Union, 2015 Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior written permission from the copyright holder provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written permission of the copyright holder. Printed in Hungary. European Red List of Birds Consortium iii Table of contents Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................................................1 Executive summary ...................................................................................................................................................5 1.