September should bring some migratory birds to Madeira though the wind has to blow from the right direction to bring them in...
10th of September 2026 off Porto Moniz - counted by Michel (NED)
4111 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
9th of September 2026 at Caniçal
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Sanderling Calidris alba
14 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
At Lido, Funchal - photographed by Miguel (POR)
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
8th of September 2026 at Porto Moniz - seawatched by Michel (NED)
10 Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus - chasing shearwaters
7th of September 2026 off Porto Moniz - observed by Michel (NED)
1065 Great shearwater Puffinus gravis
5th and 6th of September 2026 at Porto Moniz - reported by Michel (NED)
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus - hunting for Shearwaters
3rd of September 2026 at Caniçal
3 Sanderling Calidris alba
14 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
At Machico
2 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
2nd of September 2026 at Caniçal
3 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
2 Sanderling Calidris alba
5 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
At Santo da Serra Reservoir
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
2 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
1st of September 2026 at Caniçal
2 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus
At Funchal
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator - observed by Judith (NED)
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos - reported by William (UK)