Here are some interesting bird sightings in Madeira during this migrating season:

7th September 2008 - Records of Sven Karlsson (SWE) and Manfred Schleuning (GER)
Seawatching from Porto Moniz
approximately 600 Manx Shearwaters
2 Cormorants
1 Great Skua
1 Long-tailed Skua
around 200 Artic Terns

14th September 2008 - Catarina & Hugo (Madeira Wind Birds) sightings
Ponta do Pargo
1 Peregrine Falcon, adult male
1 Pectoral Sandpiper

MADEIRA PETREL PHOTO EXPEDITION

The desire and challenge to experience the enigmatic Zino’s Petrel at sea

by Hadoram Shirihai

Migration season is starting and for Madeira Islands that is always a surprising season as we never know what we are going to get... For now there is already two good records from Madeira Wind Birds customers:

30th July 2008 - Peter Cartwright (UK) kindly sent us his bird records from
Porto Santo Island

Lee Evans has sent us another opinion and we will end up this discussion with the decision that the controversial bird of prey is a Montagu's Harrier. Here is Lee's contribution:

8th July 2008
Caniçal
Pallid Harrier - this is still a debatable identification as some birdwatchers say it is a Montagu's Harrier and other say it is a Hen Harrier
Common Swift Apus apus
Grey Heron Ardea Cinerea

9th July 2008
Funchal
3 Roseate Terns Sterna dougallii

10th July 2008
Desertas trip
Few Fea's/Desertas Petrel Pterodroma feae
Few Bulwer's Petrels Bulweria bulweria