Birdwatching in Madeira, November 2016

It seems November will be a month for more interesting visitant birds to Madeira...at least judging from the first week records...

20th November 2016 at Palheiro Gardens, Funchal - observation by Julian & Jill Aburrow
2 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

12th November 2016 at São Vicente
2 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
3 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus

At Ponta do Pargo
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
13 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
2 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe

At Lugar de Baixo
2 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
2 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
>2 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
3 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

At Ribeira Brava
Gadwall Anas strepera
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

At Machico - recorded by Michel de Lange (NED)
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

8th November 2016 at Machico - reported by John Ginnever (UK)
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
14 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

5th November 2016 at Lugar de Baixo
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
9 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

At Ponta do Pargo
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe

At Porto Moniz
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus

At São Vicente
2 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flava - 1st winter
2 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba

3rd November 2016 off Machico
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Great Skua Stercorarius skua
2 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
25 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
18 Little Egret Egretta garzetta

At Funchal - sighted by Steve Bright (UK)
White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus

2nd November 2016 at Fanal
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
4 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca

At Ponta do Pargo
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe
4 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

At São Vicente
2 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flava - 1st winter
White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus

1st November 2016 at Fanal
2 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis

At São Vicente
2 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flava - 1st winter
2 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
3 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus

At Lugar de Baixo
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
3 Little Egret Egretta garzetta