Birdwatching in Madeira, November 2024

First, our deepest sympathy to the loss of lives and homes in the south of Spain due to the extreme weather events. It is heartbreaking to watch the consequences of climate change!
Considering the rough weather events through the Western Palearctic in the 1st days of November and the ones that are still forming in the Atlantic ocean, one might expect some different bird species to be blown into Madeira but it is really scary to think if rainfall like that hits Madeira this winter, after last August fires which burnt a huge part of the central mountainous massif...

19th of November 2024 at Caniçal
14 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

18th of November 2024 off Porto Moniz observed by Michel (NED)
Great White Egret Ardea alba - flying eastwards

15th of November 2024 off Porto Moniz reported by Michel (NED)
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus - flying east

14th of November 2024 at Machico photographed by Jonas & Julia (GER)
Great White Egret Ardea alba

13th of November 2024 at Caniçal
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
16 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

7th of November 2024 at São Gonçalo
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus - 2nd record for Madeira

At Lugar de Baixo
Great Northern Loon Gavia immer

2nd of November 2024 at Caniçal
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
6 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

At São Vicente
2 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus

1st of November 2024 off Machico
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus - 1 juvenile flying eastwards
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

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