Arctic skuas and Pacific Golden Plover along Madeira coast
Arctic Skua
Stercorarius parasiticus
pale adult summer
Today, the
16th September 2010
on a land birdwatching tour the following vagrant birds were observed:
2 Arctic Skuas
Stercorarius parasiticus
- both adult summer, one dark and one pale
1
Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
1
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
1 Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
2 Sanderlings
Calidris alba
1
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
1
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
3 Dunlins
Calidris alpina
1
Common sandpiper
Actitis hypoleuca
2
Little Egret
Egreta garzeta
Arctic Skua
Stercorarius parasiticus
dark adult summer
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