3rd January 2009 - another nice full-day birdwatching spent in Madeira Island with Madeira Wind Birds guides! A good starting for 2009 as we observed a total of 28 species from which some migrants or specials as:

Henrik Böhmer & Sigrid Ilsoe, from Denmark have kindly sent us their trip report of a week in Madeira in December 2008. We have selected the information and published only the unusual or vagrant birds sightings:

We thank the collaboration of John Carter from UK who kindly sent us these interesting observations:

Mediterranean gull - Maximum count of 7 first-winter birds near the harbour at Funchal on 6th Dec. Other days between 3-5 were present at the same place (the small jetty opposite Praca da Autonomia).

On the 4th of November 2008 at Lugar de Baixo pond Madeira Wind Birds and its customers have observed the bird on the photos. After a detailed observation everyone decided it is an American Wigeon Anas americana which, after the strong western winds occurred last week is not such a difficult thing to happen.