October 2026 - birding records for Madeira
Despite migratory birds not being seen around Madeira as in previous years, let's hope they might be a bit late and so we'll get good bird records in October... 13th of October…
Madeira · Atlantic Ocean
Birdwatching in Madeira
Discover the birds, landscapes and field notes that make Madeira a rewarding place to watch birds.
Latest birding records
Read the latest sightings and field notes from Madeira.
September 2026 birding records for Madeira
September should bring some migratory birds to Madeira though the wind has to blow from the right direction to bring them in... 27th of September 2026 off Caniçal Great White…
No migration pelagic - 19th-21st August 2026
Expectations of watching some tubenoses and skuas migrating were quite high, but we only got Wilson's Storm Petrel. For breeding species, we even missed the gulls that usually are…
August 2026 birdwatching records for Madeira
With such high temperatures all over the world wildlife will also suffer with it and might change its behaviour or routines... Let's see which species visit Madeira on this…
Eclipsed by Bulwer's! Pelagic 10-12th August 2026
The pelagic started with great sightings of Skuas, 2 quick views of Zino's Petrels and then Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii and some Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis…
Birdwatching in Madeira
Madeira Archipelago offers good conditions to birdwatchers, not only in terms of breeding birds but also vagrant bird species. Though there are only 47 breeding species to these…
Meet Madeira’s birds
Get to know a few of the species in the Madeira guide.
Trocaz Pigeon
Columba trocaz Heineken, 1829 · Columbidae · Breeding in Madeira
Madeira Firecrest
Regulus madeirensis Harcourt, 1851 · Regulidae · Breeding in Madeira
Zino's Petrel
Pterodroma madeira Mathews, 1934 · Procellariidae · Breeding in Madeira