Birds spending New Year 2016 at Madeira

Happy New Year to all Madeira Birds followers!
January has started with warm weather, with temperatures up to 23ºC so lets see if we get any migrating bird species diverting their way to this temperate climate...

Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris

30th of January 2016 at Machico
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris - This should be the 5th record for Madeira archipelago!
White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
23 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

At Ponta São Lourenço
>30 Little Egret Egretta garzetta - by the fish farm
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

At Faial
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

27th of January 2016 at Ponta do Pargo
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
22 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
8 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris

At São Vicente
2 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus

At Lugar de Baixo
2 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
9 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

16th of January 2016 at Botanical Garden, Funchal - reported by Roger Carrington (UK)
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus

15th of January 2016 at Caniçal - observed by Roger Carrington (UK)
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros

14th of January 2016 at Caniçal
9 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
2 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
8 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

At Machico
2 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
7 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

13th of January 2016 at Ponta do Pargo
2 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
8 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

At Lugar de Baixo
2 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

At São Vicente
2 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba

11th of January 2016 at Faial
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

At Botanical Garden, Funchal - reported by Roger & Lilian Carrington (UK)
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus

9th of January 2016 at São Vicente
2 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
2 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba

At Ponta do Pargo
3 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
2 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita

At Lugar de Baixo
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
2 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita

6th of January 2016 at São Vicente
White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
2 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus

At Ponta do Pargo
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
2 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
12 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
2 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita

At Lugar de Baixo
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita

5th of January 2015 at Machico
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
13 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea

2nd of January 2016 at Pico do Arieiro
Black Kite Milvus migrans

At Botanical Garden, Funchal - observed by Jiva Yogi (UK)
2 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo

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