Migration is on its best this month so lets hope wind will blow some bird species this way to diversify the birding population around Madeira! Despite the 48 breeding species it is always good to watch different birds...
21st of September 2019 at Machico
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
11 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
19th of September 2019 off Ponta de São Lourenço on a Bird, dolphin & whale watching trip
>8 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Great Skua Stercorarius skua
At Funchal
3 Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
18th of September 2019 at Ribeira Brava
2 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
2 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
7 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
At Ponta do Pargo
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
17th of September 2019 at Funchal
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
16th of September 2019 at São Vicente
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
At Ponta do Pargo
10 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe
13th of September 2019 at Ribeira Brava
2 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
2 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
At São Vicente
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
At Ponta do Pargo
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe
13th of September 2019 at Ribeira Brava
7th of September 2019 at Caniçal
4 Sanderling Calidris alba
2 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
9 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
3 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
6th of September 2019 at Ponta do Pargo
4 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe oenanthe
At Ribeira Brava
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
2 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
9 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
12th of September 2019 seawatching from Porto Moniz - by Michel L. (NED)
36 Sooty shearwater Puffinus griseus
6th of September 2019 seawatching from Porto Moniz - by Michel L. (NED)
1691 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus
5th of September 2019 at Caniçal
4 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
3 Sanderling Calidris alba
10 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
3 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Seawatching from Porto Moniz - by Michel L. (NED)
21 Sanderling Calidris alba - flying west
2nd of September 2019 seawatching from Porto Moniz - by Michel L. (NED)
1287 Great shearwater Puffinus gravis
1st of September 2019 at Seixal
3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
Boat assisted between Vigo and Madeira - watched & photographed by Michael and Hugh (UK)
Eurasian Reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
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