Paulo Ferreira: Portugal, Madeira & Azores Life List AERC, All records Record(s) 1 to 390 of 390 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 28/09/2013 Barrinha de Esmoriz 2 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 10/02/2013 Atouguia da Baleia 3 Bean Goose Anser fabalis 09/01/2017 ZPE Paul do Taipal 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 14/10/2017 Estuário do Cávado 5 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 18/11/2017 VFX - 38 Moios 6 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus 31/12/2017 VFX 7 Greylag Goose Anser anser 21/12/2014 VFX 8 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 10/11/2019 VFX 9 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 26/12/2011 Lago do Sume - Antes/Mealhada 10 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 16/12/2013 Canal de Mira - Aveiro 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 15/04/2014 Porto 12 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 01/01/2013 Canal de Mira - Aveiro 13 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 15 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 16 American Wigeon Anas americana 01/02/2014 Pateira São Jacinto 17 Gadwall Anas strepera 18 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 19 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 17/02/2013 Paul do Taipal 20 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 21 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 22 Garganey Anas querquedula 23 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Yes 10/03/2016 Paul do Taipal 24 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 25 Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris 24/05/2016 Quinta de Marim 26 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 27 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 28 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 05/12/2015 S. Jacinto 29 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 26/09/2014 Vilamoura 30 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 31 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 13/11/2014 Tocha 32 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Yes 25/01/2015 São Jacinto 33 Common Eider Somateria mollissima 03/01/2019 RN Estuário do Sado--Península de Tróia 34 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 03/01/2019 RN Estuário do Sado--Península de Tróia 35 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 29/12/2014 Vaza Sacos 36 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 37 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 19/11/2023 Figueira da foz 38 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 39 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Yes 09/01/2016 Aldeia Nova - Montegordo 40 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 29/12/2014 Vaza Sacos 41 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 42 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 43 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 44 White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala 03/10/2022 Salgados do Fialho (ETAR de Faro) 45 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 46 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 47 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 09/12/2016 Praia da Costa Nova 48 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 21/01/2017 Ria de Aveiro--frente ribeirinha da Torreira 49 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 10/02/2013 Peniche 50 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 08/11/2014 Esposende Descoberto por S. Esteves e J. Silva 51 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 52 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 53 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 25/12/2017 Lagoa de Óbidos 54 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 55 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 06/09/2015 Berlengas - Peniche Saída Pelágica PEN-WAVE 56 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 57 Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis 58 Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 59 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 60 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 61 Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 62 European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 63 Leach's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa 64 Band-rumped Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro 14/10/2018 Peniche 65 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Yes 02/10/2016 Trilho do Cabo de Ares 66 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 67 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 68 European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 69 Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris 70 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 71 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 72 Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax violacea Yes 21/05/2020 Faro 73 Green Heron Butorides virescens Yes 21/10/2018 Quinta do Lago 74 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 75 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 76 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 77 Great Egret Egretta alba 78 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 79 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 80 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 81 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 82 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 83 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 84 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 85 European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus 86 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 87 Black Kite Milvus migrans 88 Red Kite Milvus milvus 89 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 90 Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus 91 Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppellii Yes 05/10/2013 Sagres 92 Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus 93 Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus 94 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 95 Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus 96 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 02/10/2014 Sagres 97 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 98 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 99 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 100 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 101 Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina 06/10/2017 Cabranosa 102 Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti 103 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 11/05/2014 104 Booted Eagle Aquila pennata 105 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata 20/09/2014 VFX 106 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 107 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 108 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 109 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 21/05/2015 Montemor-o-velho 110 Merlin Falco columbarius 111 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 112 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae 113 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 07/10/2017 Cabranosa 114 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 115 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 116 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 21/03/2015 Paul da Tornada 117 Sora Porzana carolina Yes 26/02/2017 Silves 118 Little Crake Porzana parva 21/03/2015 Poça da Amoreira 119 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 120 Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 121 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 122 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata 30/07/2014 Barrinha de Mira 123 Common Crane Grus grus 124 Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax 125 Great Bustard Otis tarda 126 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 127 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 128 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 129 Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 130 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 10/05/2014 131 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 132 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 133 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 134 Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus 25/10/2014 Cabo Espichel 135 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 16/09/2023 Lagoa dos Salgados 136 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica Yes 28/09/2013 Estuário do Douro 137 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 138 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 139 Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Yes 01/12/2016 Longueira Almograve 140 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 141 Red Knot Calidris canutus 142 Sanderling Calidris alba 143 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 17/09/2017 Lagoa dos Teixoeiros 144 Little Stint Calidris minuta 145 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 29/08/2014 VFX - Poça dos cavalos 146 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 03/11/2013 Estuário do Douro 147 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 12/10/2019 Foz do rio Sizandro 148 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 05/10/2014 Foz Sizandro 149 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 150 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 151 Dunlin Calidris alpina 152 Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus 23/04/2024 Aveiro - Salinas Passa 153 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis 20/09/2014 VFX 154 Ruff Philomachus pugnax 155 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 27/02/2017 Barroca d'Alva 156 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 157 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 09/04/2016 VFX - EVOA 2 aves 158 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 25/02/2015 Óbidos 159 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 160 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 161 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 162 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 163 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 24/12/2019 Setúbal - Praias do Sado 164 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 165 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 17/03/2018 Salinas de Olhão 166 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 167 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 168 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Yes 08/11/2018 Aveiro 169 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 170 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 18/04/2015 Quinta da Atalaya 171 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 06/03/2016 Olhão 172 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 173 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 174 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 175 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 20/07/2013 Salinas da Troncalhada 176 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 25/08/2021 Barrinha de Esmoriz 177 Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 178 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 24/05/2014 Vagueira 179 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 18/05/2014 Praia da Vagueira 180 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 28/09/2014 Pelágica a Monte dos ursos 181 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 182 Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus 183 Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Yes 03/08/2019 Vila Nova de Milfontes 184 Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia Yes 09/05/2014 Estuário do Douro 185 Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 186 Slender-billed Gull Larus genei 187 Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii 188 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 23/11/2014 Afurada 189 Mew Gull Larus canus 190 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 191 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus 12/10/2014 Aveiro - Porto da Gafanha 192 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Yes 21/12/2014 Sesimbra 193 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 30/12/2017 Sesimbra 194 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 195 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 01/03/2014 Peniche 196 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 13/02/2014 Aveiro 197 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 198 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Yes 06/10/2018 Espinho 199 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 200 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Yes 18/11/2014 Nazaré 201 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 14/10/2018 Peniche 202 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 203 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 204 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 205 Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 206 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 207 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 208 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 22/09/2020 Lagoa da vela 209 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 210 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 12/04/2014 Aveiro 211 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 212 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 20/07/2016 Aveiro - salinas 213 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 214 Razorbill Alca torda 215 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 28/12/2017 Peniche 216 Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis 11/05/2014 217 Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata ********** ********** 218 Rock Dove Columba livia 219 Stock Dove Columba oenas 220 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 221 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 222 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 223 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 224 Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus 225 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius 226 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 227 Barn Owl Tyto alba 228 Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops 229 Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo 230 Little Owl Athene noctua 231 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 232 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 16/07/2014 Aveiro 233 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 20/12/2014 Ponta da erva 234 European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 235 Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis 236 Plain Swift Apus unicolor 11/04/2021 Porto 237 Common Swift Apus apus 238 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 239 Alpine Swift Apus melba 02/05/2014 Barragem do Pocinho 240 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer 10/05/2014 241 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 242 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 243 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 05/04/2014 Castro verde - Piçarras 244 European Roller Coracias garrulus 245 Hoopoe Upupa epops 246 Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 06/09/2014 Peniche 247 European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 248 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 249 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor 250 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra 251 Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 252 Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens 10/05/2014 253 Crested Lark Galerida cristata 254 Thekla Lark Galerida theklae 255 Woodlark Lullula arborea 256 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 257 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 13/06/2021 Praia do areão 258 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 259 Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris 260 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 261 Common House Martin Delichon urbicum 262 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 263 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 264 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 265 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 25/01/2019 Esmoriz 266 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 267 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 268 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 08/11/2015 Murtosa 269 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 270 Eurasian Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 01/03/2014 Peniche 271 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 272 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 16/11/2017 VFX e Aveiro 273 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 274 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 275 White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus 276 Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 277 Dunnock Prunella modularis 278 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris 07/12/2014 Serra da estrela 279 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 11/05/2014 280 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 281 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 282 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 283 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 284 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 285 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 286 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus 24/12/2023 Lezírias de Vila Franca de Xira 287 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 288 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 289 Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica 290 Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura 02/05/2014 Seixo de ansiães 291 Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis 01/05/2014 Serra da Freita 292 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius 293 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 26/09/2014 Sagres 294 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 295 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 296 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 297 Redwing Turdus iliacus 298 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 299 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 300 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 301 Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 06/09/2014 Lagoa de Óbidos 302 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides 303 Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca 28/05/2018 Elvas 304 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 305 Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon 09/02/2019 Aldeia Nova 306 Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola 25/08/2014 Salreu 307 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 308 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola 26/09/2014 Lisboa 309 Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 310 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 311 Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata 312 Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata 02/05/2014 VNFC 313 Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans 314 Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala 315 Western Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis 316 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 11/10/2020 Berlengas 317 Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis 318 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 319 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 320 Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 29/12/2017 Fonte Benémola - Loures 321 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 16/10/2015 Sagres 322 Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 24/11/2020 Olhão 323 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Yes 18/11/2017 VFX - 38 Moios 324 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli 04/05/2014 Miranda do Douro 325 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 20/04/2024 Peniche 326 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 327 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus 328 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 329 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 330 Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 331 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 332 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 29/11/2014 Peniche 333 European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 334 Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea Yes 27/05/2016 Sete Quintas - Lousa 335 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 336 European Crested Tit Parus cristatus 337 Coal Tit Parus ater 338 Eurasian Blue Tit Parus caeruleus 339 Great Tit Parus major 340 Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea 341 Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria 30/12/2012 Barragem Santa Luzia 342 Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla 343 Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 344 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 345 Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus 15/07/2018 38 Moios ssp. phoenicuroides 346 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 347 Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis 348 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 349 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 350 Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus 351 Common Magpie Pica pica 352 Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 353 Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula 354 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 355 Northern Raven Corvus corax 356 Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor 357 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 358 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus 14/02/2016 Peniche 359 Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus Yes 15/06/2013 Oeiras 360 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 361 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 362 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 363 Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia 364 White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis 01/02/2016 PN Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina--ribeira de Aljezur 365 Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus Yes 366 Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer Yes 367 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild 368 Red Avadavat Amandava amandava 369 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yes 17/10/2018 Esmoriz 370 Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 371 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 372 European Serin Serinus serinus 373 Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria 374 European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris 375 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 376 Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus 377 Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina 378 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 07/03/2014 Penhas Douradas 379 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 380 Azores Bullfinch Pyrrhula murina 381 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 382 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 383 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 384 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 385 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia 386 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 387 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 28/12/2023 Quinta da Vala 388 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 21/01/2017 Ria de Aveiro--Salreu 389 Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 390 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra