January 2013 birdwatching news for Madeira

Happy Birding New Year!
The new year started with great weather, sunny days with light wind and 19ºC of average temperature. This would attract any visitor for a winter break but birds do not share the same opinion as people, as we can see from bird species recorded this month:

30th January 2013 at Porto Moniz
1 Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Paul da Serra
At least 12 FieldfaresTurdus pilaris

10th January 2013 at Machico
1 Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

5th January 2013 at Porto Moniz
1 Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Lugar de Baixo
2 Eurasian Teals Anas crecca
1 Red Knot Calidris canutus
1 Dunlin Calidris alpina

2nd January 2013 at Ribeiro Frio - reported by Manvell Adam (from France)
1 Tufted duck Aythya fuligula - female