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RECENT OBSERVATIONS |
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For news and recent observations please visit
my blog  http://algarvebirds.blogspot.com/
or connect with me on facebook Birdwatching Algarve
Click rarities for a list of rarity-records made over the past years.
New ! Pelagic Boat-Tours -observe Shearwaters, Skuas and Petrels !
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Just examples - updates on my blog.
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Red-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis) 2 Ind., 28 of July 2010, Faro-area, Algarve.
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Rüppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppellii) 1 immat. Ind., 27th of July 2010, Alentejo.
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Rufous Bush Robin (Cercotrichas galctotes) 2 Ind., 27th of July 2010, Alcoutim-area, Algarve.
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White-rumped Swift (Apus caffer) 2 Ind. (Alcoutim-area), 1 Ind. (Mertola) on the 27th of July 2010.
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Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) 5 Ind., 26 of July 2010, 4 Miles of Fuzeta (boat-trip), eastern Algarve.
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Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei) 25 Ind., 13th of July 2010, Castro Marim, Algarve.
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Isabelline Warbler (Hippolais opaca) 1 Ind., 20th of May 2010, Faro-area, Algarve.
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Sociable Plover (Vanellus gregarius) 1 Ind., 15th of January 2010, Alentejo.
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Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) c. 2000 Ind., 15th of January 2010, Alentejo.
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Booted Eagle (Aquila pennata) 6 Ind., 12th of January 2010, Faro/Algarve. 13 Ind., 7th of December 2009, Faro.
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Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) 15 Ind. 8th of December 2009, Cape-area near Sagres, Algarve.
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(European) Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 1 ad., 16th of January 2010, Vilamoura, Algarve.
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Great Shearwater (Puffinus gravis) 2 Ind., 12th of September 2009 (Boat-trip from Albufeira). 1 Ind., 4th of October 2009, Pelagic from Western Cape. 17 Ind., 5th of October, Boat-trip Eastern Algarve.
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Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) 3 Ind., 4th of October, Pelagic Western Cape. 20 Ind.+, 7th of October 2009, seawatching Western Cape.
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Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) 20 Ind., 4th of October, Western Cape, Pelagic. 4 Ind., 5th of October 2009, Boat-Trip Eastern Algarve.
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Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris (diomedia) borealis) 80 Ind., 4th of October, Pelagic Western Cape. 50 Ind., 5th of October, Boat-Trip Eastern Algarve.
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Scopoli's Shearwater (Calonectris (diomedia) diomedia) 1 Ind., 4th of October, Pelagic Western Cape.
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European Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) 12 Ind., 4th of October, Pelagic Western Cape. 150 Ind., 5th of October, Boat-trip Eastern Algarve.
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Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanitis oceanicus) 1 Ind., 4th of October, Pelagic Western Cape.
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Leach's Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) 1 Ind., 5th of October, Boat-trip Eastern Algarve.
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Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus) 1 Ind. (ad. pale morph), 4th of October, Pelagic Western Cape. 2 Ind. (subad.) 7th of October, seawatching Western Cape.
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Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti) 1 Ind.(juv.), 30th September 2009, Western Cape-area.
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Eleonoras Falcon (Falco eleonorae) 1 Ind. (ad. pale morph), 15th of September and 2nd of October 2009, Western Cape-area.
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Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata) 1 ad. male Ind., 22nd of September 2009, Alentejo. 1 juvenile, 22nd of September, Alentejo. 1 immat.(2nd cy), 18th of September and 4th of October 2009, Western Cape-area. 1 juvenile, 24th of September, Alentejo.
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Aegyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) 1 juvenile, 18th of September 2009, Alentejo. 1 subad., 1 juvenil, 5th of September 2009, Western Cape-area. 3 juv., 30th of September, Western Cape-area.
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White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) 2 female Ind., 1st of October 2009, Lagoa dos Salgados, Western Algarve.
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Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax) 37 Ind. (in 2 groups), 18th of September 2009, Western Cape-area.
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Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) 1 Ind.(juv.), 15th of September 2009, Western Cape-area. 8 ind. (incl. 2 ad.), 1st of October 2009, Western Cape-area. 1 Ind., 2nd of October, Western Cape-area. 2 Ind., 7th of October, Western Cape-area.
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Red-billed Cough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) 35 Ind.(one flock), 18th of September 2009, Western Cape-area.
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Western Rufous-tailed Bush Robin (Cercotrichas g. galactotes) 2 Ind. (couple), 26th of May 2009, Alcoutim-area, Eastern Algarve.
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White-rumped Swift (Apus caffer) 2 Ind. (couple), 26th of May 2009, Alcoutim-area, Eastern Algarve.
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Red-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis) 9 Ind.+, 30th of April 2009 and 5 Ind.+ on 20th of May 2009, Central Algarve.
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Western Orphean Warbler (Sylvia h. hortensis) 1 Ind., 7th of May 2009, Serra de Caldeirao, Central Algarve.
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Probable Rueppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppellii) 1 immat. Ind., 6 of May 2009, Serra de Caldeirao, Central Algarve.
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Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica) 27 Ind., 14th of May 2009, Baixo Alentejo (with Jillie & Tony Chandler).
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European Roller (Coracias garrulus) 2 Ind. (couple) on 4th and 14th of May 2009, Baixo Alentejo.
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