31st October 2012 at Caniçal
1 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia

30th October 2012 at Faial - reported by Heikki Vasamies, Finland
2 Mallards Anas platyrhynchos
1 Wigeon Anas penelope - female
1 Pintail Anas acuta - male
1 Cinnamon/Blue-winged Teal Anas cyanoptera/discors - "After cheking the photos available I start to favour Blue-winged Teal. The features that seem to support A. discors are:

Just as September is ending the species of vagrant birds visiting Madeira are getting more interesting... So far we had the uncommon records of 2 Buff-breasted sandpipers at Paul da Serra on the 27th and on the 28th a Sand Martin at Faial and a Red Kite at Santa Cruz. By now the most common vagrant around and spread out through the island are Wheaters.

The last Zino's Petrel Pelagic Expedition of 2012 gave the highest number of species seen this year on a Wind Birds' pelagic trips as this was migration time and so several species of shearwater and skuas were observed.

30th of August 2012
On the way to the chum position:
1 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus
2 Great shearwater Puffinus gravis
1 Fea's petrel
Cory's shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Bulwer's petrel Bulweria bulwerii

Seabirds migration has started! We can say that by the species we already got during this Wind Birds Zino's Petrel Madeira Pelagic Expedition!

24th of August 2012
At the back of Caniçal harbor
3 Sanderlings Calidris alba
3 Turnstones Arenaria interpres
Several Common tern Sterna hirundo
3 Roseate tern Sterna dougallii

End of August is always a good time of the year to start to find surprising birds in Madeira... So far we already got 4 Eleonora's Falcons but the migrating season has just started and more will come, we hope!

26th of August 2012 at Lugar de Baixo

1 Curlew Sandpiper observed by Paul Knolle from Holland

Again, a fantastic Madeira Zino's Petrel pelagic expedition, by Wind Birds, went by with the aimed species well observed and with an amazing encounter with Bryde's whale!