WINTER
The winter exploration trip produced the usual array of unusual winter birds including Hooded Merganer (pic 1), American Herring Gull (pic 2), Spoonbill (pic 4), Great Blue Heron (pic 5) and Bonaparte's Gull (pic 6) in addition to the resident and regular birds including Azorean Gull (pic 3).
SPRING
The spring Graciosa pelagic expedition in search of rare gadfly petrels was held back by the weather but nevertheless produced the amazing breeding seabirds including Monteiro's Petrel, and Barolo Shearwater. Also Wilson's Petrels were found (pic 3) and lots of cetaceans including these rare Sowerby's Beaked Whales (pic 4).
The spring Graciosa pelagic expedition in search of rare gadfly petrels was held back by the weather but nevertheless produced the amazing breeding seabirds including Monteiro's Petrel, and Barolo Shearwater. Also Wilson's Petrels were found (pic 3) and lots of cetaceans including these rare Sowerby's Beaked Whales (pic 4).
AUTUMN
Another great autumn for American vagrants on Corvo with the highlights including the Western Palearctic's first Lincoln's Sparrow.
This fantastic Northern Flicker (Vincent Legrand)
Rough-legged 'Hawk'
Northern Waterthrush
Indigo Bunting
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Double-crested Cormorant
American Black Tern
Me in the crater on Corvo.
2010 Crew
Vincent and David.
and... one of the highlights of the autumn was the publication of more articles and photos in the birding and european press including the Corvo 5 year review in Europe's exclusive birding periodical Dutch Birding.
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