October tends to be a good month for vagrant birds in Madeira and it is also the month of the BirdLife Europe’s annual Euro Birdwatch, so lets see which migrating birds are blown into Madeira archipelago:
28th of October 2015 at Ponta do Pargo
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
>35 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
2 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe
3 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
2 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
At Porto Moniz
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
At São Vicente
White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
At Lugar de Baixo
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
2 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
26th of October 2015 at Caniçal
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor - 3rd record for Madeira
2 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
4 Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
3 (at least) Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
2 European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
>30 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
18 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
25th of October 2015 at Ponta São Lourenço
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
24th of October 2015 at Lugar de Baixo
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
2 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
2 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
At Ponta do Pargo
2 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1 female + 1 juvenile
24 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
6 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
2 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe
White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
At Garajau - reported by Ferry Ossendorp (NED)
2 Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
23rd of October 2015 at Ponta do Pargo
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica - 1st winter male - 2nd record for Madeira - 1st record was in March 2012
2 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
2 Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
7 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
2 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
2 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
40 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
3 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
2 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe
At Lugar de Baixo
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica - 1st winter female - 3rd record for Madeira
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
22nd of October 2015 at Caniçal
2 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis
2 Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala
5 (at least) Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
7 (at least) Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
8 (at least) European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
3 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
2 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
4 (at least) Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe
7 (at least) Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
5 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
At Machico
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
20th of October 2015 at Santa Cruz
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
18th of October 2015 at Lugar de Baixo
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
7 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
At Ribeira Brava
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
At Caniçal
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
11th of October 2015 at Machico
Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
13 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
10th of October 2015 at Ponta do Pargo
2 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
2 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe
At Lugar de Baixo
2 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
6 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
8th of October 2015 at Caniçal
17 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
13 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
3 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Red Knot Calidris canutus
6 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
1st of October 2015 at Lugar de Baixo
2 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
At Ribeira Brava
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
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