Vagrant bird reports for Madeira

7th March 2009
Lugar de Baixo
Green-wing Teal Anas carolinensis
Greenshank Tringa nebularia

Caniçal
Common Gull Larus canus

Airport gardens
3 Pied Wagtails Motacilla alba yarellii
22 White Wagtails Motacilla alba alba

8th March 2009
Caniço - observed by Jan Legg (UK)
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita

9th March 2009 - on Madeira Wind Birds half-day tour
Funchal
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea - flying over the hospital

Caniçal
Black Kite Milvus migrans
2 Barn swallows Hirundo rustica
4 Grey Herons - 1 adult and 3 juvenile
Skylark Alauda arvensis
Starlings Sturnus vulgaris
2 Collares doves Streptopelia decaocto

Machico
Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Chiffchaff
Little egret Egreta garzeta

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