August started with very hot temperatures in mainland Portugal but Madeira is been keeping its mild temperatures and even some rain, so lets see if which birds prefer this temperate climate of Madeira archipelago to spend a few days or weeks.
29th of August 2018 at Ribeira Brava
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
22nd of August 2018 at Ribeira Brava
2 Sanderling Calidris alba
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
4 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
21st of August 2018 at Caniçal
Sanderling Calidris alba
3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
15th of August 2018 at Machico
2 Sanderling Calidris alba
3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
At Caniçal
3 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
At Jardim do Mar - reported by Lucas Lombardo (SWI)
Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
14th of August 2018 at Ponta do Pargo
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
12th of August 2018 at Caniçal
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Att Deserta Grande - observed and photographed by Daniel and friends (UK)
Common Whitethroat Sylvia Communis
10th of August 2018 at Porto Moniz - observed by Michel de Lange (NED)
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus attacking a Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
7th of August 2018 at Caniçal
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
6 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
6th of August 2018 at Porto Moniz - seawatched by Lucas Lombardo (SWI)
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
5th of August 2018 at Porto Moniz - sighting by Michel de Lange (NED)
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
4th of August 2018 at Caniçal
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
Sanderling Calidris alba
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Seawatching from Porto Moniz - observed by Michel de Lange (NED)
331 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
2nd of August 2018 at Caniçal
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
At Porto Moniz - recorded by Michel de Lange (NED)
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
1st of August 2018 at Ponta do Pargo - observations by Michel de Lange (NED)
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
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