July 2014 vagrant bird species while birding in Madeira

July is not a very popular month for vagrant bird species though there are still a few found around the archipelago of Madeira. These are the birds seen while birding on Wind Birds tours:

28th July 2014 at Machico
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
2 Dunlin Calidris alpina
Great Skua Stercorarius skua
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus

Caniçal
2 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
2 Little Egret Egretta garzetta

27th July 2014 at off Machico on a Bird, dolphin & whale watching trip
Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus

23rd July 2014 at Machico
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Little Egret Egretta garzetta

Caniçal
2 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

19th July 2014 at Ponta do Sol
Common House Martin Delichon urbicum

18th July 2014 at Machico
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea

13th July 2014 at Lugar de Baixo
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia

12th July 2014 at Caniçal
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

10th July 2014 at off Machico
Great Skua Stercorarius skua

6th July 2014 at Caniçal
Great Skua Stercorarius skua - seen off Caniçal
3 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

5th July 2014 at Ponta do Pargo
2 Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica

4th July 2014 offshore Madeira
White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina hypoleuca
European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro