Site Report: Ponta Degado, Portugal

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

Azores City

Map of Site Report: Ponta Degado, Portugal

Visits

2026-08-23: We arrived in the Azores after a short flight from Madeira. After arrival at the airport, we wandered around the center of Ponta Delgada.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (8 records, 1 image)

Phylum: Chordates (8 records, 1 image)

Class: Birds (8 records, 1 image)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Order: Perching Birds (4 records)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
- Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)

Lifelists

Trips

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