Vagrant birds in Madeira during October 2016

It seems that migration this year has been a little delayed but this is October already so we sure hope to get some interesting bird species accidentally stopping by Madeira...

31st October 2016 at Caniçal
5 Red Knot Calidris canutus
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
15 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

At Ponta de São Lourenço
16 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
20 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus

At Ponta da Cruz - reported by Steve Bright (UK)
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus

At Curral das Freiras - sighting reported by Christine Thompson (UK)
2 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

30th October 2016 at Ponta de São Lourenço
3 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe
19 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
9 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus

29th October 2016 at São Vicente
2 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Little Egret Egretta garzetta

At Ribeira da Janela
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

At Porto Moniz
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus

At Ponta Pargo
2 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe
2 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba

At Ribeira Brava
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

27th October 2016 at Funchal harbour - reported by Fred McLean (UK)
Little gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

26th October 2016 at Santa Cruz
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

19th October 2016 at Ribeira Brava
3 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

At São Vicente
3 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
Little Egret Egretta garzetta

18th October 2016 at Porto Moniz - reported by Kees Rebel
4 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia - all juvenile

15th October 2016 off Machico
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula

12th October 2016 at Machico
1 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
2 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
10 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

9th October 2016 at Machico
2 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Sanderling Calidris alba
2 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
9 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

8th October 2016 at Ribeira da Janela
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius

At Porto Moniz
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis

At Lugar de Baixo
2 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

At Ribeira Brava
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
Sanderling Calidris alba
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

6th October 2016 at Machico - reported by Dieter Gabriel
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
2 Sanderling Calidris alba
2 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
12 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

At Funchal harbour
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
4 Sanderling Calidris alba

2nd October 2016 at Caniçal
2 Sanderling Calidris alba
9 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres