January 2018 birding observations

Happy New Year for all birders around the world!!! It seems clear that climate is changing and although in some parts of the globe temperatures are really low, in others, like Madeira, January started feeling like a spring month with temperatures as high as 24ºC in the first week. So lets see which bird species will fly away from the cold and land accidentally in this warm archipelago:

31st of January 2018 at Ponta do Pargo
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
>30 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris

At São Vicente
3 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
White wagtail Motacilla alba alba

At Ribeira Brava
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca - female

30th of January 2018 at Caniço
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

At Machico
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Northern Pintail Anas acuta - drake
15 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

At Caniçal
26 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris

26th of January 2018 at São Vicente
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca - male
2 White wagtail Motacilla alba alba

At Ponta do Pargo
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
11 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

18th of January 2018 at Machico
Northern Pintail Anas acuta - drake
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
8 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

At Caniçal
3 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

17th of January 2018 at São Vicente
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
3 White wagtail Motacilla alba alba

13th of January 2018 at Caniçal
27 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
15 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
2 Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
4 White wagtail Motacilla alba alba

12th of January 2018 at Seixal
2 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita

At São Vicente
3 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca - drake
2 White wagtail Motacilla alba alba
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

11th of January 2018 at Machico
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Northern Pintail Anas acuta - drake
2 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

10th of January 2018 at Santo da Serra
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes - less than 5 records in the last 50 years!

At Caniçal
27 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
2 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

At Machico
Northern Pintail Anas acuta - drake
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
White wagtail Motacilla alba alba
2 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

4th of January 2018 at Machico
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
12 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Northern Pintail Anas acuta - male

At Caniçal
24 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
2 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

3rd of January 2018 at Ponta do Pargo
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
14 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita - heard only

At São Vicente
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca - male
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
2 White wagtail Motacilla alba alba

At Ribeira Brava
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca - female
4 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus