August 2016 - visitant birds to Madeira

August is when we start to get some vagrant birds to Madeira, not only in land but also at sea.
During the second week of August wildfires hit Funchal and burnt a lot of people's homes and part of the Ecological Park of Funchal where Manx shearwaters have one of their nesting colonies. Fortunately Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus have already fledged in July so only next January they will visit their breeding area again. This time Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira were safe as the fires did not get close to their nests
and they are still visiting their breeding colony.

30th August 2016 at Caniçal
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

29th August 2016 at Faial
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

28th August 2016 at Cabo Girão
2 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

22nd August 2016 at Machico
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
8 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

19th August 2016 at Machico
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
11 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

17th August 2016 at São Vicente
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus

At Funchal - observed by Michael Nesbitt (UK)
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster

15th August 2016 at Caniçal - reported by Miguel Andrade (POR)
Common Redshank Tringa totanus

12th August 2016 at Caniçal
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus

10th August 2016 at Machico
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius

6th August 2016 at Faial
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

2nd August 2016 at Caniçal - observed by Daniel Haubreux and Thomas Cheyrezy (FRA)
11 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

At Faial
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

1st August 2016 at Paúl da Serra - reported by Daniel Haubreux and Thomas Cheyrezy (FRA)
7 White Stork Ciconia ciconia