• 4 (probably 5) Red-throated Divers Gavia stellata, (at least 3 adults winter plumaged) at Carrasqueira, Sado estuary, on 29th January (2 on 22nd and 1 on 17th and 20th) 
• 3 Great Northern Divers Gavia immer, at Carrasqueira, Sado estuary, on 22nd and 29th January 
• 8 Brent Geese Branta bernicla, at Carrasqueira, Sado estuary, on 29th January (7 on 17th and 20th) 
• A probable third-winter Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides, at Peniche, on 23rd January 
• A first-winter Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus, at Zambujal, Sado estuary, on 5th - 30th January 2012 
• Regular sightings of Spanish Imperial Eagles Aquila adalberti, at Castro Verde and Mértola, during 2011
• Regular sightings of Bonelli's Eagles Hieraaetus fasciatus, at Hortas, Pancas, Vaza-sacos salt pans and Ponta da Erva, Tagus estuary, during 2011
• A Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata, at Atalaia salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 28th December - 10th January 2012
• An adult Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor, at Giganta rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 14th December 
• A Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis, at Quinta do Lago, Formosa lagoon, on 7th December
• 2 adult Mute Swans Cygnus olor, at Giganta rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 25th November - 14th December 
• A Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea, at Giganta rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 25th November 
• A Bittern Botaurus stellaris, at Barroca d'Alva, Tagus estuary, on 21st, 25th and 28th November and 30th December
• A male Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris, at Salgados lagoon, on 25th September 
• A male Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea, at Salgados lagoon, on 25th September 
• 2 juvenile Pectoral Sandpipers Calidris melanotos, at Giganta rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 16th and 17th September
• The records relative to the following 15 species of birds and 5 species of cetaceans were registered during the trip to the Azores - Birds & Whales (9th - 15th September):
• Pochard Aythya ferina
  - 1 male at lagoa Azul, São Miguel, on 15th September
• Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
  - 1 adult at Angra do Heroismo harbour, Terceira, on 9th September
  - 1 adult at lagoa Azul, São Miguel, on 15th September
• Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
  - at least 3 inds. at Cabo da Praia, Terceira, on 9th and 10th September
  - 1 ind. at Fajã de Cima, São Miguel, on 14th and 15th September
• Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
  - 1 ind. at Cabo da Praia, Terceira, on 9th and 10th September
  - 1 juvenile at Fajã de Cima, São Miguel, on 14th September
• Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus
  - 3 inds., including 1 juvenile, at sea, São Miguel, on 14th September
• Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
  - at least 100 inds. at sea, São Miguel, on 14th September
• Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
  - 1 ind. at lagoa das Furnas, São Miguel, on 13th September
  
• Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus
  - at least 4 inds., including 1 adult and 1 juvenile, at sea, Pico, on 11th September
• Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
  - 1 adult at Lajes, Pico, on 11th September
• Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
  - 2 inds. at Cabo da Praia, Terceira, on 9th September
  - 1 ind. at Lajes, Pico, on 11th September
• Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
  - 2 inds. at Cabo da Praia, Terceira, on 9th and 10th September
• White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
  - at least 1 ind. at Cabo da Praia, Terceira, on 9th and 10th September
• Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
  - 4 inds., including at least 3 juveniles, at Cabo da Praia, Terceira, on 9th and 10th September
• Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
  - 2 inds. at Cabo da Praia, Terceira, on 10th September (1 ind. on 9th)
• Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
  - 1 juvenile at Cabo da Praia, Terceira, on 9th and 10th September
• Spotted Dolphin Stenella frontalis 
  - at sea, São Miguel, on 14th September
• Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis
  - at sea, Terceira, on 9th September
  - at sea, Pico, on 12th September
  - at sea, São Miguel, on 14th September
• Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus
  - at sea, Pico, on 12th September
  - at sea, São Miguel, on 14th September
• Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus
  - at sea, Pico, on 12th September
• Risso's Dolphin Grampus griseus
  - at sea, Pico, on 11th September
  
• A probable adult Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis, at Atalaia salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 4th September
• Regular sightings of White-rumped Swifts Apus caffer, at Mértola, during the months of May, June, July and August
  
• An adult Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus, at Trancão river mouth, Tagus estuary, on 23rd and 26th August 
• An adult summer plumaged Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan, at Gâmbia, Sado estuary, on 16th and 17th July 
• An adult Ruppell's Vulture Gyps rueppellii, at Portas de Ródão, on 16th and 25th June
• An adult dark morph Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae, at Escaroupim, Tagus river, on 13th June 
• An adult Mute Swan Cygnus olor, at Vaza-sacos salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 5th June 
• 4 Greylag Gooses Anser anser, at Giganta rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 4th June  
• Breeding confirmation of Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides, at Escaroupim, Tagus river, on 22nd May 
• Breeding confirmation of Shelduck Tadorna tadorna, at Vaza-sacos salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 20th May 
• An adult winter plumaged probably male Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor, at Murraceira island salt pans, Figueira da Foz, on 25th March 
• A drake and a female Blue-winged Teals Anas discors, at Atalaia salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 9th, 16th and 27th March 
• A drake Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis, at Salgados lagoon, on 27th February 
• At least 1600 Glossy Ibises Plegadis falcinellus, at Zambujal, Sado estuary, on 19th February 
• An adult Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis, at Giganta rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 12th February 
• A Bittern Botaurus stellaris, at Ponta da Erva, Tagus estuary, on 11th, 12th, 13th and 20th February 
• An adult Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus, at Ponta da Erva, Tagus estuary, on 6th and 12th February 
• An adult Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor, at Vaza-sacos salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 30th January 
• An adult White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons, at Ponta da Erva, Tagus estuary, on 30th January - 12th February 
• An adult Great Northern Diver Gavia immer, at Sado estuary, on 22nd January 
• 7 Squacco Herons Ardeola ralloides, at Barroca d'Alva, Tagus estuary, on 21st January 
• A first-winter Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis, at Giganta rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 5th and 9th January 
• 2 Great Northern Divers Gavia immer, at Cavalo island, Sado estuary, on 2nd January 
• Regular sightings of Spanish Imperial Eagles Aquila adalberti, at Castro Verde and Mértola, during 2010
• Regular sightings of Bonelli's Eagles Hieraaetus fasciatus, at Hortas, Pancas and Vaza-sacos salt pans, Tagus estuary, during 2010 
• A first-year male Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis, at Ponta da Erva and Vaza-sacos salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 31st December - 15th April 2011
• A first-winter Black Stork Ciconia nigra, at Giganta rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 20th December 
• A probable first-winter Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis, at Ponta da Erva, Tagus estuary, on 4th December - 12th February 2011
• 2 Long-billed Dowitchers Limnodromus scolopaceus, at Giganta rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 15th and 18th October
• A Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus, at Ludo, Faro, on 9th October 
• An adult Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii, at Albufeira lagoon, on 5th October 
• An adult moulting to winter plummage Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius, at Cerro do Bufo salt pans, Castro Marim, on 2nd October
• At least 125 Slender-billed Gulls Larus genei, at Cerro do Bufo salt pans, Castro Marim, on 22nd September 
• The records relative to the following 14 species of birds and 6 species of cetaceans were registered during the trip to the Azores - Birds & Whales (3rd - 9th September):
• Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
  - 1 ind. at lagoa Verde, São Miguel, on 9th September
  - 1 ind. at caldeira do Alferes, São Miguel, on 9th September
• Ruff Philomachus pugnax
  - 1 ind. at caldeira do Alferes, São Miguel, on 9th September
• Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
  - 2 inds., including 1 adult, at lagoa Azul, São Miguel, on 9th September
• Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
  - 1 adult at lagoa Azul, São Miguel, on 9th September
• Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
  - 1 ind. at Fajã de Cima, São Miguel, on 8th and 9th September
• Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
  - 1 ind. at Paul da Praia, Terceira, on 4th September
• Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
  - at least 2 inds. at Cabo da Praia, Terceira, on 3rd September
  - at least 5 inds. at Cabo da Praia, Terceira, on 4th September
  - 2 inds. at Fajã de Cima, São Miguel, on 8th and 9th September
  - at least 2 inds. at Mosteiros, São Miguel, on 9th September
• White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
  - at least 2 inds. at Cabo da Praia, Terceira, on 3rd September
  - at least 8 inds. at Cabo da Praia, Terceira, on 4th September
  - 1 ind. at lagoa do Ginjal, Terceira, on 4th September
  - 2 inds. at Fajã de Cima, São Miguel, on 8th and 9th September
  - 1 ind. at Mosteiros, São Miguel, on 9th September
• Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
  - 1 ind. at Cabo da Praia, Terceira, on 3rd and 4th September
  - 1 ind. at lagoa do Ginjal, Terceira, on 4th September
  - 1 ind. at Fajã de Cima, São Miguel, on 8th and 9th September
• Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
  - at least 4 inds. at Cabo da Praia, Terceira, on 3rd and 4th September
  - at least 4 inds. at Paul da Praia, Terceira, on 4th September
  - 2 inds. at Fajã de Cima, São Miguel, on 8th September
• Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
  - 1 ind. at Achada das Furnas, São Miguel, on 7th September
• White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
  - 1 ind. at Cabo da Praia and Paul da Praia, Terceira, on 3rd and 4th September
• Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
  - 1 ind. at Cabo da Praia, Terceira, on 3rd September
• Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis
  - 1 ind. (prob. adult) at Cabo da Praia, Terceira, on 3rd September
• Pilot Whale Globicephala macrorhynchus / Globicephala melas
  - at sea, São Miguel, on 8th September
• Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
  - at sea, São Miguel, on 8th September
• Beaked Whale Mesoplodon sp. (probably Mesoplodon bidens)
  - at sea, Pico, on 5th September
  - at sea, São Miguel, on 8th September
• Risso's Dolphin Grampus griseus
  - at sea, Pico, on 6th September
• Spotted Dolphin Stenella frontalis
  - at sea, Pico, on 5th and 6th September
• Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus
  - at sea, Pico, on 5th and 6th September
• Regular sightings of White-rumped Swifts Apus caffer, at Mértola, during the months of May, June, July and August
  
• 2 Ferruginous Ducks Aythya nyroca, at Giganta rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 9th and 11th August (1 on 16th August) 
• At least 400 Audouin’s Gulls Larus audouinii, at Santa Luzia salt pans, Tavira, on 7th August 
• At least 800 Audouin’s Gulls Larus audouinii, at Cerro do Bufo salt pans, Castro Marim, on 6th August 
• At least 65 Slender-billed Gulls Larus genei, at Cerro do Bufo salt pans, Castro Marim, on 6th August
• An adult Ruppell's Vulture Gyps rueppellii, at Portas de Ródão, on 19th June 
• Breeding confirmation of Shelduck Tadorna tadorna, at Vaza-sacos salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 31st May  
• A Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor, at Salgados lagoon, on 18th May 
• A Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor, at Cerro do Bufo salt pans, Castro Marim, on 2nd May 
• An adult Ruppell's Vulture Gyps rueppellii, at Portas de Ródão, on 30th April 
• An adult Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata, at ribeira das Enguias salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 20th - 24th April 
• 2 Long-billed Dowitchers Limnodromus scolopaceus, at Vaza-sacos salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 27th, 28th and 31st March (1 on 1st April)
• At least 20 Great White Egrets Casmerodius albus, at Barroca d'Alva, Tagus estuary, on 23rd March
• 5 Squacco Herons Ardeola ralloides, at Barroca d'Alva, Tagus estuary, on 22nd March
• An adult winter plumaged Black-throated Diver, Gavia arctica, at Comporta beach, on 1st March  
• A Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor, near ribeira das Enguias salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 24th January 
• An adult winter plumaged Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica, at Albufeira lagoon, on 22nd and 24th January 
• A probable second-winter Great Northern Diver Gavia immer, at Albufeira lagoon, on 22nd January 
• A first-winter Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius, near Benviúda, Mértola, on 11th January 2010
• Regular sightings of Spanish Imperial Eagles Aquila adalberti, at Castro Verde and Mértola, during 2009
• Regular sightings of Bonelli's Eagles Hieraaetus fasciatus, at Hortas, Pancas and Vaza-sacos salt pans, Tagus estuary, during 2009
• A Purple Heron Ardea purpurea, at Giganta rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 27th December 
• A Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis, at Ponta da Erva, Tagus estuary, on 22nd October
• At least 24 Slender-billed Gulls Larus genei, at Cerro do Bufo salt pans, Castro Marim, on 15th October
• 2 Temminck's Stints Calidris temminckii, near Bate-orelhas, Tagus estuary, on 2nd October
• An adult Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos, at Barroca d'Alva, Tagus estuary, on 20th September 
• A Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor, at Ponta da Erva, Tagus estuary, on 14th September
• Regular sightings of White-rumped Swifts Apus caffer, at Mértola, during the months of May, June, July and August 
  
• 3 Marbled Teals Marmaronetta angustirostris, at Atalaia salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 28th August 
• An adult Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis, at Samouco salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 9th August 
• At least 11 adult males Great Bustards Otis tarda, at Ponta da Erva, Tagus estuary, on 19th July (7 on 30th July)
• 2 Lesser Flamingos Phoenicopterus minor, near ribeira das Enguias salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 16th June 
• An adult male Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea, at Ponta da Erva and Vaza-sacos salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 2nd, 4th and 10th June 
• A Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata, at Quinta do Lago, Formosa lagoon, on 21st May  
• Breeding confirmation of Shelduck Tadorna tadorna, at Ponta da Erva, Tagus estuary, on 16th May 
• 2 Marbled Teals Marmaronetta angustirostris, at Atalaia salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 8th and 18th May 
• 31 Red-crested Pochards Netta rufina, at Saragoça, Tagus estuary, on 5th May 
• 3 Squacco Herons Ardeola ralloides, at Barroca d'Alva, Tagus estuary, on 22nd April 
• A Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris, at Alverca salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 17th April 
• At least 550 Glossy Ibises Plegadis falcinellus, at Zambujal, Sado estuary, on 24th February 
• 8 Caspian Terns Sterna caspia, at Zambujal, Sado estuary, on 24th February 
• At least 95 Little Gulls Larus minutus, at Vaza-sacos salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 21st February
• A Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius, at Barroca d'Alva, Tagus estuary, on 14th February 
• An adult Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor, at Ponta da Erva, Tagus estuary, on 3rd January 2009
• A first-winter Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla, at Óbidos lagoon, on 26th December
• Excellent views (about 5 minutes at a distance of 50 metres) of an Otter Lutra lutra, at Enguias river, Tagus estuary, on 19th November 
• 4 Black Storks Ciconia nigra, at Ponta da Erva rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 24th October
• 3 juvenile Pectoral Sandpipers Calidris melanotos, at Barroca d’Alva, Tagus estuary, on 28th September (1 on 23rd and 2 on 24th September)
• An adult moulting to winter plumage American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica, at Barroca d’Alva, Tagus estuary, on 20th - 24th September
• An adult Caspian Tern Sterna caspia, at Vaza-sacos salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 31st August
• An adult Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis, at Trinta-e-oito Moios, Tagus estuary, on 22nd and 25th August and 10th September
• A Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes, at Cerro do Bufo salt pans, Castro Marim, on 13th August
• At least 34 Slender-billed Gulls Larus genei, at Tavira salt pans, on 2nd August
• At least 515 Audouin’s Gulls Larus audouinii, at Castro Marim, Tavira and Santa Luzia salt pans, on 30th July
• Breeding confirmation of White-rumped Swift Apus caffer, at Mértola, on 22nd July
• A Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus, at Barroca d'Alva rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 16th July
• At least 390 Gull-billed Terns Sterna nilotica, at Giganta rice fields, Tagus estuary, on 5th July
• An adult summer plumaged White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus, at ribeira das Enguias salt pans, Tagus estuary, on 21st June 2008

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