Ilhéu do Topo
Ponta do Topo, São Jorge - Portugal
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Opposite the picturesque parish of Topo, just off the eastern point of São Jorge is Ilhéu do Topo, a verdant islet where cattle are taken by boat to graze. Now designated a Nature Reserve, there are more than two thousand pairs of Corys, as well as small colonies of Little Shearwater, Madeiran Storm-Petrel and Roseate Tern. The island is rather far out and you will need a scope with high magnification to see the birds from the outlook below the lighthouse at Ponta do Topo. During migration, and in winter, you might find resting waders here.
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