The winds have been blowing quite strongly from the north, accelerating over the island's tips. This may interfere with bird flights, and it has certainly been affecting local air traffic. Let's see what March will bring to Madeira in terms of vagrant bird species:
1st of March 2026 at Santa Catarina Park
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
At Machico
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
3 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
10 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres