September 2013 birdwatching news for Madeira

September is being a good month for North American birds, so far...

28th September in Caniçal
3 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

27th September in Chão Ribeira
1 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

Ribeira da Janela
1 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
1 Greylag Goose Anser anser

Ponta Pargo
1 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Northern Wheater Oenanthe oenanthe

Lugar de Baixo
1 Semipalmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla
1 White-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
1 Dunlin Calidris alba schinzii
1 Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis
1 Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

22nd September in Ponta do Pargo - observed by Michel de Lange (NED)
1 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
1 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra

21st September seawatching from Porto Moniz - observed by Michel de Lange (NED)
2 Black Tern Chlidonias niger

20th September in Machico
1 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea- juvenile
1 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
1 Northern Wheater Oenanthe oenanthe

17th September
Seawatching from Porto Moniz - reported by Michel de Lange (NED)
1 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster - an immature flying eastwards - This should be the 3rd record for Madeira

Paúl da Serra - reported by Carina Nebel (AUT)
1 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

Ponta de São Lourenço on a Bird, dolphin & whale watching trip
2 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus - flew over a school of Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus

15th September at Porto Santo Golf Course - reported by Frank Zino
1 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
1 Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
4 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
3 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
1 Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis
1 Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

14th September
São Vicente
1 Ruff Philomachus pugnax
2 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

Chão da Ribeira
Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

Ribeira da Janela
1 Greylag Goose Anser anser

Ponta do Pargo
2 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
2 Northern Wheater Oenanthe oenanthe

Lugar de Baixo
Little Stint Calidris minuta
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis

Ribeira Brava
3 Sanderlings Calidris alba
3 Dunlins Calidris alpina

13th September
Faial
1 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Machico
1 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
1 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
1 Dunlin Calidris alpina

7th September
Ponta do Pargo
3 Northern Wheater Oenanthe oenanthe

Lugar de Baixo
1 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis

Ribeira Brava
4 Sanderlings Calidris alba
2 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula - 1 was C. h. tundrae

4th September at Funchal marina
1 Ruff Philomachus pugnax

at Lugar de Baixo pond
1 Dunlin Calidris alpina

1st September at Ribeira da Janela - reported by Michel de Lange (NED)
Grey-lag goose Anser anser