It has been a very quiet summer in terms of vagrant or accidental bird species in Madeira archipelago...
23rd of July 2026 at Santo da Serra Reservoir
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
3 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
At Caniçal
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
18th of July 2026 off Porto Moniz - sightings by Michel (NED)
23 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus - flying west
16th of July 2026 off Porto Moniz - observed by Michel (NED)
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus - flying westwards
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus - also flying west
10th of July 2026 off Porto Moniz - seawatched by Michel (NED)
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus - a subadult bird flying west
10th of July 2026 at Porto Moniz - reported by Michel (NED)
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus - flying westwards
7th of July 2026 at Caniçal
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica