Full Day Nature Tour in Madeira on the 10th of March 2007

Mrs & Mr Slater (England); Mrs & Mr Cameron (Scotland), Hugo Romano and Norberto Fernandes (Madeira Wind Birds)

What a wonderful day to tour around Madeira Nature! Despite observing most of Madeira breeding species, for land birds, here are some very interesting observations done during a full-day tour with Madeira Wind Birds:

Seixal
Several Madeira Firecrests Regulus madeirensis
Many Madeira Chaffinches Fringilla coelebs madeirensis
4 Trocaz Pigeon Columba trocaz
1 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus - 1st Record for Madeira

Hen Harrier <i>Circus cyaneus</i>

1 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis

Green winged teal <i>Anas carolinensis</i>

Ponta do Pargo
Several Madeira Rock Sparrows Petronia petronia madeirensis
5 Kestrels Falco tinunculus canariensis

Lugar de Baixo
2 Redshank Tringa totanus

Redshank <i>Tringa totanus</i>

1 Snipe Gallinago gallinago

Snipe <i>Gallinago gallinago</i>

1 Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia
1 Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Common and a Spotted sandpipers

1 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes

Lesser yellow legs <i>Tringa flavipes</i>

1 Sora Porzana carolina
2 Female Teal Anas crecca

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