December is usually a good time of year for some visiting ducks as the rains fill up some water reservoirs... Let's see if this is the case this year... The rain is falling well so we now just need the wildfowl!
31st of December 2022 at São Vicente - reported by Slawomir (POL)
2 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
30th of December 2022 at Santo da Serra golf course
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
At Machico
10 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
29th of December 2022 at Funchal harbour
>20 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus - had a lime green ring with D7VX inscription
28th of December 2022 at Fanal reported by Michel (NED)
2 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
At Paul do Mar - photographed by Slawomir (POL)
3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
27th of December 2022 at Caniçal
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
At Funchal marina - observed by Nicholas (UK)
3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Sanderling Calidris alba
Off Porto Moniz - birdwatched by Michel (NED)
Great Skua Stercorarius skua - flying west
26th of December 2022 off Porto Moniz - sea-watched by Michel (NED)
127 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla - most flying west, only 2 flying east
At Camara de Lobos - sighted by Nicholas (UK)
7 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Sanderling Calidris alba
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
24th of December 2022 at Porto Moniz - scoped by Michel (NED)
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus - flying east
23rd of December 2022 at Funchal harbour - observation by Nicholas (UK)
4 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
25 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
5 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus - 4 first winter +1 second winter
At Porto Moniz - telescoped by Michel (NED)
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus - flying west
21st of December 2022 at Machico
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica - reported by Mike (IRE)
8 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
At Ponta da Cruz, Funchal - observed by Nicholas (UK)
3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
17th of December 2022 at Caniçal
2 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
At Santo da Serra
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
9th of December 2022 at Machico - sightings by Alessandro (GER)
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
11 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
8th of December 2022 at Seixal - observed by Alessandro (GER)
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
7th of December 2022 at Funchal - reported by Alessandro (GER)
6 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
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