Mark Coller's special bird records in Madeira

"I have put together a list of the more interesting birds that i saw on my holiday:

Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea borealis

Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii

14th May 2010 PM at Lido, Funchal
Little Shearwater, 1 (west)
Manx Sheawater, 5 (west)
Cory's Shearwater, 80+ (east)
Bottle nosed Dolphin 5+

15th May 2010 at Funchal Harbour AM
2 Sandwich Tern
1 Roseate Tern

Lido, Funchal PM
Little Shearwater, 1 (west)
Bulwer,s Petrel, 6 (east)
Manx Sheawater, 6 (west)
Cory's Shearwater, 200+ (east)

16th May 2010 7-750 AM at Lido, Funchal
Little Shearwater, 1 (east)
Manx Sheawater, 5 (east)
Cory's Shearwater, 400+ (west)
Arctic Skua, 1 Dark Form (west) 740AM
Great Skua, 1 (west) 745 AM
Common Tern 7

Funchal Harbour
Monk Seal, 1 for about 5 minutes, then swam south east.
Roaeate Tern 1
Sandwich Tern 1
Common Tern 6

17th May 2010 7-745 AM at Lido, Funchal
Little Shearwater, 5+ (east)
Manx Sheawater, 30+ (east)
Cory's Shearwater, 800+ (west)
Whimbrel, 1 (west)
Spotted Dolphin 40+

Zino,s Night Expedition with Madeira Wind Birds
8+ Zino's Petrel (mostly heard) 3 Seen
1 Woodcock over the road on the way up.

18th May 2010 715-8 AM at Lido, Funchal
Fea,s/Zino's Petrel, 1 (west)
Little Shearwater, 3 (east)
Manx Sheawater, 8 (east)
Cory's Shearwater, 600+ (west)
Spotted Dolphin 8+

Funchal Harbour
Roseate Tern 1
Common Tern 6
Turnstone 3
Little Egret 1

Lido, Funchal 830-919 PM
Little Shearwater, 2 (west)
Manx Sheawater, 73 (west) + 8 (east)
Cory's Shearwater, 200+ (east)

19th May 2010 655-755 AM at Lido, Funchal
Manx Sheawater, 12 (east)
Cory's Shearwater, 2000+ ( Most west) up to 100 per minute around 730 AM
Bottle nosed Dolphin 1+
Spotted Dolphin 13+

Bird, Dolphin and whale watching trip with Madeira Wind Birds
Bulwer's Petrel 3
Manx Sherawater 1
Cory's Shearwater 50+
Common Tern 6
Turnstone 4
Dunlin 1
Red Shank 1
Rock Sparrow 4+ (around the Harbour)

Lido, Funchal 830-915 PM
Little Shearwater, 5 (west)
Manx Sheawater, 40+ (west)
Cory's Shearwater, 200+ (east)
Spotted Dolphin 40+

20th May 2010 645-820 AM at Lido, Funchal
Little Shearwater, 1 (east)
Manx Sheawater, 10 (east) + 2 (west)
Cory's Shearwater, 230+ (west)
Spotted Dolphin 50+

Flora and Fauna tour with Madeira Wind Birds
Trocaz Pigeon 8+
Spectacled Warbler 2
Berthelot's Pipit 3
Pallid Swift 3
Siskin
Buzzard
Firecrest
Chaffinch

Lido, Funchal 8-845 PM
Manx Sheawater, 102 (west) + 4 (east)
Cory's Shearwater, 150+ (east)

21st May 2010 730-810 AM at Lido, Funchal
Bulwer's Petrel, 1 (west)
Manx Sheawater, 3 (east) + 5 (west)
Cory's Shearwater, 100+ (west)
Common Tern 24 (on a small rock just off shore)
Large Shark 1

Thank you for all your help and the 3 wonderful trips i spent with you. By far the most memorable was the Zino's night trip, clear sky, wonderful scenery and off course the very unusual calls of the Zino's Petrels."