Northern Pintail ( Anas acuta )  Not exactly the first migratory duck detected on the island this autumn - I spotted a juvenile/femal...

Followers of this blog will be familiar with the Semipalmated Plover ( Charadrius semipalmatus ) which has now been at the airport pools o...

 Semipalmated Plover ( Charadrius semipalmatus ) The Semipalmated Plover ( Charadrius semipalmatus ), featured in the previous post, ...

  The "airport pools" looking north, with the airport access road visible on the left, and  Santa Cruz de La Palma in the dista...

  Semipalmated Plover ( Charadrius semipalmatus ) Congratulations to Tom Brereton and Marcus John of Naturetrek for finding the mega-ra...

  Northern Wheatear ( Oenanthe oenanthe ) The highlight of recent weeks was undoubtedly the juvenile Citrine Wagtail ( Motacilla citr...

  Curlew Sandpiper ( Calidris ferruginea ) with first winter Citrine Wagtail ( Motacilla citreola ) The post-breeding migration season...