A trip report from Porto Santo, from last week of April 2008, was kindly sent to Madeira Wind Birds by Riccardo Del Togno from Italy:

"I was on holiday with my wife and my little son, so I could not make a deep complete birdwatching as I would have liked to. Unfortunately I did not take photos, only observations.

I rent a car for one day only, and made a complete tour of Porto Santo and could see some birds. Some others I have seen near the hotel place in Vila Baleira.

Please find here below the list of the birds I have seen:

Two more days of birdwatching and some more species of vagrant birds recorded...

Reports of this boom of migrant birds are arriving to Madeira Wind Birds. Here are the interesting vagrant species seen by Erik & Marianne Mølgaard (Denmark):

On April 26th
In Prazeres, Calheta
2 Bee-eater
Golden Oriole - 1 Male
Whinchat - 1 female

On April 27th
Paul da Serra - Ribeira da Janela
15 Bee-eater
Green-wingged teal

In Prazeres, Calheta
2 Red-rumped Swallow
Spotted Flycatcher
Pied Flycatcher
Montagu´s Harrier - 1 female