Bird Watching Tours

The Azores has the largest colony of Cory’s Shearwater and you will find two of Europe’s rarest birds the Azores Bullfinch and the Mosteiro’s storm-petrel . There are nearly 400 species currently including a number that are extremely rare and newly sighted.

Please contact the following guide directly if you would like to book a bird watching tour. There is also a bird watching centre in Nordeste (1 hour drive from Ponta Delgada – see below):

Gerbrand Michielsen

Originally from the Netherlands and now living in the Azores, please visit his website below for his contact details (please email or call him directly to make a booking)

GerbyBirding – LOCAL!

 

Centro do Priolo Nordeste

 

Please visit the following website to find out more about tours at the Centro do Priolo in Nordeste (you will need to hire a car or book a taxi to get to/from the centre from Ponta Delgada).

O Centro | Centro Ambiental do Priolo (centropriolo.com)