Birding in Madeira, August 2022

In August starts some of the migration and depending from where the winds blow, Madeira might get some vagrant birds passing/stopping by...

31st of August 2022 at Machico
14 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
2 Sanderling Calidris alba

30th of August 2022 off Porto Moniz - observed by Michel (NED)
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
41 Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
101 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
3 Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
7 Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
Great Skua Stercorarius skua
66 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea

29th of August 2022 seawatching from Porto Moniz - records from Michel (NED)
136 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
20 Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
8 Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
87 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
45 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

28th of August 2022 seawatching from Porto Moniz - by Michel (NED)
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
107 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
3 Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
24 Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
101 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
38 Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis

27th of August 2022 off Porto Moniz - Michel's (NED) seawatching notes
72 Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
140 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
5 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
11 Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
3 Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
233 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea

26th of August 2022 watching seabirds' migration off Porto Moniz - Michel's (NED) records
690 Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
224 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
3 Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
12 Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
84 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea

25th of August 2022 off Porto Moniz - seawatching records from Michel (NED)
848 Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
87 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
2 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
15 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
2 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus
3 Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
9 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea

24th of August 2022 at Machico
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula

Seawatching from Porto Moniz - observed by Michel (NED)
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Great Skua Stercorarius skua
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
96 Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
10 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus

17th of August 2022 at Garajau
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

At Machico river
Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres

12th of August 2022 at Garajau
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

11th of August 2022 at Machico bay
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus

8th of August 2022 at Funchal harbour - reported by Keith (UK)
Great white egret Ardea alba

7th of August 2022 at São Gonçalo - observed by Keith (UK)
Carrion Crow Corvus corone

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