Blue-winged Teal - 1st record for Madeira

Other interesting species have been recorded by Madeira Wind Birds during the last week. From an unusual group of Artic Terns to a 1st record for a Blue-winged Teal, this was a surprising week for Madeira Island in birdwatching terms... Have a look at our sightings:

29th September 2008
Caniçal
1 Caspian Tern Sterna caspia - most probably the same one seen by Istvan on the 18th September which was 2nd record for Madeira Archipelago, 1st record for Madeira Island
3 Ringed plovers
4 Sanderling
2 Collared Dove
1 Turtle Dove

3rd October 2008

Caniçal
2 Short-toed Larks - 4th record for Madeira
10 Artic Terns Sterna paradisaea - 9 juveniles and 1 adult
1 Common Tern Sterna hirundo
1 Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
3 Sanderlings

Machico

1 Kentish Plover
4 Sanderlings
1 Spotted Sandpiper

4th October 2008

Lugar de Baixo
1 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors - 1st record for Madeira
1 Red Knot Calidris canutus - rufa subpecies?
2 Little Stints Calidris minuta
1 Dunlin Calidris alpina
1 Curlew Sandpiper
1 Ringed Plover
1 Greenshank Tringa nebularia
1 Grey Heron
7 Little Egrets
23 Coots