Despite the very cold weather in Europe, Madeira is still above 15ºC as the easterly winds bring some of the warmth of the North of Africa. Lets see which species will follow these winds from North Africa to Madeira archipelago:
28th of February 2019 at Ponta do Pargo
2 Common House Martin Delichon urbicum
At São Vicente
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
3 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
At Ribeira Brava
3 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
26th of February 2019 at Machico
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
7 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
At Caniçal
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
21st of February 2019 at São Vicente
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
3 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
19 of February 2019 at Caniçal
3 Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
>20 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
At Machico
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
11 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
16 of February 2019 at Ponta do Pargo
5 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
9 Common House Martin Delichon urbicum
>30 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
At São Vicente
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
5 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
12th of February 2019 at Baía d’Abra
37 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
8 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Machico
7 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Caniço
2 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
6th of February 2019 at Seixal
Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica - the bird was found at the beach and despite our efforts to recover it, it died of the day after, possibly of exhaustion. This is an exceptional species to Madeira with less than 5 records on the last 50 years.
5th of February 2018 at São Vicente
3 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
At Porto Moniz
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
At Ponta do Pargo
5 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
At Funchal
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
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