Madeira birdwatching
Birdwatching and Seawatching Report, August 2006
· Updated 25 February 2011
Relevant observations during our birdwatching and seawatching trips in August 2006.
| Birds Class Aves |
Cetaceans Order Cetacea |
- Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
- Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae
- Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
- Madeira Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
- Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
- Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Sandwich TernSterna sandvicensis
- Common Waxbills Estrilda astrild
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa hispanica
- Madeira Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia madeirensis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
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- Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
- Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus
- Bryde's Whale Balaenoptera edeni
- Pilot Whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
- Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Stenella frontalis
- Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus
- Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis
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Other species observed: Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta.