Bird sightings for Madeira archipelago, May 2023

May the birds be with us! Despite the bird flue that is hitting hard quite a few species around Europe, in Madeira archipelago so far it was not detected and a few vagrant birds are still visiting us:

27th of May 2023 at Ponta do Pargo - reported by Vincent and Jordy (NED)
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Red Kite Milvus milvus
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus

At Machico - photographed by Quentin (FRA)
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

21st of May 2023 at Lugar de Baixo - observations by Michel (NED)
2 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina

At Machico
9 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

19th of May 2023 at Porto Moniz - sighting by Michel (NED)
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica

17th of May 2023 at Machico
2 Sanderling Calidris alba
12 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
7 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

At Ponta do Pargo - reported by Michel (NED)
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra

14th of May 2023 at Lugar de Baixo
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
2 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
20 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina

12th of May 2023 at Machico
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
17 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
2 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

At Caniçal
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Off Porto Moniz - observed by Michel (NED)
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus

10th of May 2023 at Machico
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
Little Egret Egretta garzetta

1st of May 2023 at Porto Santo - observations by Stephen (UK)
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos - photographed at Tanque pond
Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus - recorded singing at Ribeiro Salgado