Summer starts in June and although we get all Madeira seabirds around for their breeding grounds it is not such a good month for vagrant birds in land... Though there are still some birds that visit this archipelago...
30th June 2016 at Caniçal
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
8 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
27th June 2016 - off Caniço de Baixo - reported by Graham Jones (UK)
3 Barolo's shearwater Puffinus baroli - flying together quite close to shore
At Paul da Serra - sighted by Sarah Groves (UK)
5 White Stork Ciconia ciconia
At Caniçal - reported by Dan Fletcher (UK)
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
2 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
25th June 2016 at Paul da Serra - observed by Eva Nóbrega (PT)
5 White Stork Ciconia ciconia
24th June 2016 at Lugar de Baixo
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Baltic Dunlin Calidris alpina schinzii
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
At Ponta Pargo
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
At Pico do Ruivo - reported by Elmar Ballstaedt (GER)
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
2 Common House Martin Delichon urbicum
22nd June 2016 at Lugar de Baixo
2 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
At Paul da Serra - sighting by Brian Griffiths (UK)
8-10 White Stork Ciconia ciconia
16th June 2016 at Caniçal
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
14th June 2016 at Caniçal
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
13th June 2016 at Caniçal
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
10th June 2016 at Caniçal
10 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
8th June 2016 at Lugar de Baixo
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
2nd June 2016 at Ponta de São Lourenço
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
1st June 2016 at São Vicente
3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
At Ponta do Pargo
2 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
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