I'll be heading off to Corvo again this autumn and, having just got my holiday dates, it'll be a late one so I'll be on the Azores from 27th October to 3rd November. So, if there is anyone who fancies a late autumn stroll on a volcano and enjoy searching for some good vagrants, please give me a shout [an email] if you fancy just coming along.
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| Corvo's caldeirao - the crater lake |
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| Ribeira as Cancelas; one of many valleys on the east side of Corvo favoured by American passerines |
Exciting birding in one of the most scenic places you'll ever visit. And there's likely to be no more than a handful of birders present - and a likelihood you genuinely can find some vagrant birds. Just like this White-tailed Tropicbird that I found at Vila Nova do Corvo in October 2011: -
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| White-tailed Tropicbird, Vila Nova do Corvo, Corvo, October 2011 |
I've now visited Corvo for three consecutive late Octobers, and the yank roll call is topped by Northern Flicker, Summer Tanager, Black-and-white Warbler, Northern Parula, Common Yellowthroat (self-found), Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Chimney Swift, Buff-bellied Pipit and two Indigo Buntings (1 self-found).
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| Summer Tanager, Fojo, Corvo, October 2011 |
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| Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Lower Fields, Corvo, October 2009 |
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| Indigo Bunting, the airfield, Corvo, October 2010 |
The quarry at Cabo da Praia on Terceira is really exciting too, and you just never know what's going to be in there on each visit - and the views of the birds are good too. A fair few yanks will be seen here too. Highlights of the last three Octobers have included Great Blue Heron, a mega flock of 19 Blue-winged Teals, Least Sandpiper, American Golden Plover and multiple Long-billed Dowitchers, Semipalmated Plovers, Lesser Yellowlegs, White-rumped, Semipalmated and Pectoral Sandpipers.
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| Great Blue Heron, Paul da Praia, Terceira, April 2010 (also seen in October 2010) |
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| Pectoral Sandpipers, Cabo da Praia, Terceira, October 2010 |
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| Lesser Yellowlegs, Cabo da Praia, Terceira, October 2009 |
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| Long-billed Dowitcher, Cabo da Praia, Terceira, October 2009 |
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