Birding in Madeira - February 2022

This month Wind Birds is celebrating its 18th year of birdwatching tours in Madeira and we sure hope to celebrate it with some interesting vagrant species around! Some of the resident species are already behaving like its Spring as temperatures have been quite high for this time of year. And winds are blowing from Southeast which may divert some birds from its northwards migration to this little bit of land in the Atlantic...

14th of February 2022 at Ponta do Pargo
>30 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

Around Pico da Piedade, Caniçal - Observed by Thierry & Marianne (FRA)
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

13th of February 2022 around Pico da Piedade, Caniçal - watched by Thierry & Marianne (FRA)
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos

At Palheiro Gardens
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

12th of February 2022 at Machico
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
17 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

Around Pico da Piedade, Caniçal - reported by Thierry & Marianne (FRA)
2 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis

9th of February 2022 at Caniçal
10 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
3 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

At Machico
3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

3rd of February 2022 at Ponta São Lourenço
10 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
8 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

At Machico
Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
11 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

1st of February 2022 at Caniçal
8 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
6 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

At Santo da Serra
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita

At Machico
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
15 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

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