March, the Spring month! Although some of the resident bird species in Madeira are already feeding their chicks by the begging of March, this should be the best month to observe the breeding birds singing and displaying! Now let's see which vagrant species will pass by...
31st of March 2025 at Madeira airport - reported by Erik (DEN)
6 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Common House Martin Delichon urbicum
30th of March 2025 at Lugar de Baixo - sightings by Michel (NED)
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
At Machico
16 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Sanderling Calidris alba
26th of March 2025 off Porto Moniz - observed by Michel (NED)
2 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus - both flying Northwards
23rd of March 2025 at Camacha
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
22nd of March 2025 at Paul da Serra
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
At São Vicente - reported by Michel (NED)
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
2 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
At Funchal harbour - photographed by Michel (NED)
Iceland gull Larus glaucoides
Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis
14th of March 2025 at Funchal harbour - sighting by Andrew (UK)
Iceland gull Larus glaucoides - 1st winter
4 Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis
5 Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
13th of March 2025 at Funchal harbour - reported by Andrew (UK)
Iceland gull Larus glaucoides - 1st winter
2 Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis
6 Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
11th of March 2025 at Funchal harbour - observed by Andrew (UK)
Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis
5th of March 2025 at Camacha
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
4th of March 2025 at Santa Cruz rivermouth
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
3rd of March 2025 at Caniçal
5 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
1st of March 2025 at Lugar de Baixo - photographed by Jon (NED)
Great White Egret Ardea alba