Porto Santo birdwatching

Hugo and Catarina from Madeira Wind Birds went for a short break in Porto Santo and observed several interesting species. Here is their trip report which only highlight the most interesting species:


Thursday, September 6th

Ferry trip Funchal - Porto Santo
26 Cory Shearwaters Calonectris diomedea
9 Fea's/Zino's Petrels Pterodroma feae/madeira
1 Madeira Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro
16 Bulwer's Petrels Bulweria buwerii

Tanque
7 Grey Herons Ardea cinerea
3 Sanderlings Calidris alba
1 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
2 Willow Warblers Phylloscopus trochilus
Pallid Swifts Apus pallidus
Plain Swifts Apus unicolor

Friday, September 7th

Tanque
2 Glossy Ibis Plegladis falcinellus
1 Ruff Philomachus pugnax
1 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
3 Grey Herons Ardea cinerea
1 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
4 Sanderlings Calidris alba

Saturday, September 8th

Porto Santo Beach
8 Sanderlings Calidris alba
2 Common Terns Sterna hirundo

Porto Santos Dams
More than 30 Red-legged Partridges Alectoris rufa
1 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

Porto Santo Golf Course
About 200 Yellow-legged Gulls Larus michaellis
Some Lesser Black-backed Gulls Larus fuscus
20 Hoopoes Upupa epops
2 Little Egrets Egretta garzetta

Morenos
51 Whimbrels Numenius phaeopus
1 Little Egret Egretta garzetta

Tanque
1 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
1 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
1 Ruff Philomachus pugnax
5 Grey Herons Ardea cinerea
4 Sanderlings Calidris alba