May is a good month for birdwatching worldwide! In Madeira it started with some rain in the north and east tip of the island but it is normally real Spring month, so let's see which visitant species will visit Madeira during this month.
31st of May 2019 at Ponta do Pargo - reported by Luis, Alexandre e Frederico (POR)
3 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Common Swift Apus apus
At Caniçal - observed by James (UK)
Common House Martin Delichon urbicum
30th of May 2019 at Machico - sighting by James (UK)
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
29th of May 2019 at Machico - observed by James (UK)
5 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
28th of May 2019 at Caniçal
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Sanderling Calidris alba
4 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
At Machico - reported by James (UK)
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
27th of May 2019 at Lugar de Baixo
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
23rd of May 2019 at Caniçal
2 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
21st of May 2019 at Ponta do Pargo
2 Dark-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava thunbergi - male & female
10 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
20th of May 2019 off Desertas islands - reported by Brian and Jeff (UK)
Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii - less than 5 records in the last 50 years
At Ponta do Pargo - sightings by Michel de Lange (NED)
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
3 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
19th of May 2019 at Ponta do Pargo - by Michel de Lange (NED)
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
17th of May 2019 at Porto Moniz - by Michel de Lange (NED)
3 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
12th of May 2019 at Ponta do Pargo - observed by Michel de Lange (NED)
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
12 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
2 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
11th of May 2019 at Ponta do Pargo
Approx. 10 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Common House Martin Delichon urbicum
At Ribeira Brava
2 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
10th of May 2019 at Porto Moniz - by Michel de Lange
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
9th of May 2019 at Machico
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
8th of May 2019 at Ponta do Pargo
2 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
7th of May 2019 at Ponta do Pargo - sightings by Michel de Lange (NED)
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
8 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Common House Martin Delichon urbicum
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
Lark species - possible Greater Short-toed Lark
At Porto Moniz - observation by Tosja & Jurij (SLO)
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
6th of May 2019 at Fanal - reported by Ben & Jo (GER)
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
At Porto Moniz - sighting by Tosja & Jurij (SLO)
2 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
5th of May 2019 at Machico
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
At Ribeira Brava - observed by Tosja & Jurij (SLO)
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
4th of May 2019 at Machico
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
3rd of May 2019 at Machico
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
1st of May 2019 at Caniçal
2 Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
Sanderling Calidris alba
7 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
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