July began with strong winds on the east side of Madeira, causing many flight cancellations and diversions. This unfortunately led to shortened or canceled holidays for some visitors, while others trying to depart Madeira were stranded for a few extra days.
Given these strong northern winds, we're curious to see if any unusual birds have been pushed to our Atlantic island. We'll keep you updated on any interesting sightings:
12th of July 2025 at Machico
2 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
7th of July 2025 off Porto Moniz - reported by Michel (NED)
Great Skua Stercorarius skua - flying southwards
6th of July 2025 at Machico
Black Kite Milvus migrans
1st of July 2025 at Porto Moniz - observed by Michel (NED)
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus