Wednesday, 25th June 2025, 3:45 p.m.
Parque Terra Nostra, Povoação, Açores, Portugal
Tim Healy
A lovely afternoon stroll through the botanical gardens. Partly cloudy and fairly mild, many other parkgoers out and about. Perhaps the best surprise of the outing was a lively roost of Azores Noctules in a Red Oak, with several pups climbing about on the trunk. Also observed a Blue Emperor, a pair of Nomads, and multiple Iberian Green Frogs
| 14 | Feral PigeonColumba livia (Feral Pigeon) |
| 8 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto |
| 5 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus Pair of adults with two fluffy chicks in close attendance, plus a loner further down the trail |
| 2 | Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla |
| 18 | Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Many singing and bouncing around the lawns, plus a few recent fledglings |
| 1 | European RobinErithacus rubecula Adorable and cooperative individual seen carrying a morsel of mashed insect |
| 5 | House SparrowPasser domesticus |
| 2 | Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea Pair strutting and bobbing around near one of the fountains |
| 7 | Azores ChaffinchFringilla moreletti Multiple singing birds, plus some incredibly accommodating individuals foraging along the paths |
| 3 | Atlantic CanarySerinus canaria Heard calling and seen flitting through the trees overhead |