September bird news for Madeira

Just as September is ending the species of vagrant birds visiting Madeira are getting more interesting... So far we had the uncommon records of 2 Buff-breasted sandpipers at Paul da Serra on the 27th and on the 28th a Sand Martin at Faial and a Red Kite at Santa Cruz. By now the most common vagrant around and spread out through the island are Wheaters.

29th September 2012
Machico
1 Dunlin Calidris alpina
1 Sanderling Calidris alba
1 Greenshank Tringa nebularia
1 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Several Turnstones Arenaria interpres

Caniçal
3 Northen Wheaters Oenanthe oenanthe

Lugar de Baixo
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis

28th September 2012
Ribeira do Faial
1 Ruff Philomachus pugnax
1 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
1 Sand Martins Riparia riparia
1 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

Santa Cruz
Red kite Milvus milvus

27th September 2012 - reported by Tim Jones and Tim Davies from UK
Paul da Serra
2 Buff-breasted sandpipers Tryngites subruficollis
At least 12 Northern Wheatears Oenanthe oenanthe

26th September 2012
Machico
1 Dunlin Calidris alpina
1 Little Stint Calidris minuta
1 Greenshank Tringa nebularia
1 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
1 Little Egret Egretta garzetta

21st September 2012
Ribeira do Faial
1 Ruff Philomachus pugnax
1 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
1 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

Funchal
1 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia- flying along shoreline, western end of Funchal towards Camara de Lobos - reported by Tony Revill (UK)

19th September 2012
Paul da Serra
Northern Wheater Oenanthe oenanthe

14th September 2012
Lugar de Baixo
2 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
2 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
1 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa