Participants: Gonçalo Elias, Alberto Carvalho, Domingos Patacho
Islands visited: Faial, Pico, Terceira and São Miguel
October 4 | Dep. Lisbon at 8 a.m. on TAP flight to Horta, Faial Island. Day spend travelling around the island of Faial, including a visit to the famed Capelinhos volcano. Overnight at Horta. |
October 5 | Early departure with boat to Madalena, Pico Island. By hired car to Lajes do Pico, where birdwatching in the afternoon. Evening visit to altitudinal lagoons and São Roque do Pico. Overnight at Lajes do Pico. |
October 6 | Morning birdwatching at Lajes do Pico. Departure after lunch on a car trip round the island, with evening visit to the slopes of Pico mountain. Overnight at Madalena. |
October 7 | Departure with morning boat to Horta, Faial. Morning spent walking around Horta. Lunch at Horta. Afternoon flight to Terceira. Evening visit to the famed coastal quarry at Cabo da Praia, for recognition. Overnight at Praia da Vitória. |
October 8 | Morning spent watching birds at the quarry. Lunch at Praia da Vitória. Afternoon visit to Angra do Heroísmo city. Overnight at Praia da Vitória. |
October 9 | Morning spent travelling on hired car through central parts fo the island. Afternoon spent at the quarry. Late afternoon flight to São Miguel. Overnight at Ponta Delgada. |
October 10 | Day spent on eastern half of São Miguel island - Fogo Lagoon, Furnas Lagoon and Serra da Tronqueira (the site for Azores Bullfinch). Overnight at Ponta Delgada. |
October 11 | Day spent on western half of São Miguel - Mosteiros and Sete Cidades Lagoon. Late evening flight to Lisbon, where arrival at 1 a.m. |
Good weather during the whole week, partly sunny, partly overcast, but with no rain and little or no wind.
The following is a list of bird species seen during this trip