April, in Madeira, started under water and cold temperatures which made us cancel a few tours. Heavy rain is not good to watch birds and it is also not safe to go around the island, under the unstable cliffs which like to release some rocks on these wet days... So let's hope that better days will come and bring us some interesting bird species!
30th of April 2019 at Caniçal
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
At Ribeira Brava
2 Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
28th of April 2019 at Ponta do Pargo - reported by Marcus (GER)
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
24th of April 2019 at Ribeira Brava
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
2 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
At São Vicente
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
At Ponta do Pargo
5 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
23rd of April 2019 at Caniçal
Sanderling Calidris alba
6 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
At Machico
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
15th of April 2019 at São Vicente
2 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
At Porto Moniz
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
At Ponta do Pargo
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
10th of April 2019 at Ponta do Pargo
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
At Porto Moniz
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
At São Vicente
2 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
8th of April 2019 at Boca do Risco, Machico - observed by Conor (UK)
14 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
5th of April 2019 at Santa Cruz
3 Common House Martin Delichon urbicum
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
At Machico
12 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
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