AZORES Bird & Mammal List

AZORES Bird & Mammal List

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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