Birdwatching in Madeira in April 2019

April, in Madeira, started under water and cold temperatures which made us cancel a few tours. Heavy rain is not good to watch birds and it is also not safe to go around the island, under the unstable cliffs which like to release some rocks on these wet days... So let's hope that better days will come and bring us some interesting bird species!

30th of April 2019 at Caniçal
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

At Ribeira Brava
2 Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus

28th of April 2019 at Ponta do Pargo - reported by Marcus (GER)
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator

24th of April 2019 at Ribeira Brava
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
2 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

At São Vicente
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus

At Ponta do Pargo
5 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

23rd of April 2019 at Caniçal
Sanderling Calidris alba
6 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

At Machico
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

15th of April 2019 at São Vicente
2 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus

At Porto Moniz
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

At Ponta do Pargo
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

10th of April 2019 at Ponta do Pargo
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris

At Porto Moniz
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

At São Vicente
2 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus

8th of April 2019 at Boca do Risco, Machico - observed by Conor (UK)
14 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster

5th of April 2019 at Santa Cruz
3 Common House Martin Delichon urbicum
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

At Machico
12 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

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