Madeira 26 Nov. – 8 Dec. 2003
Partly birdwatching tour together with my wife Ingegerd.
Madeira 26 Nov.-2 Dec., and 8 Dec., Porto Santo 3-7 Dec. 

1.	Fea's/Zino´s Petrel  Pterodroma feae/madeira. 2 on the ferry-tour halfway to Porto Santo 3/12.
2.	Cory's Shearwater  Calonectris diomedea. 1 at Ponta da Sol 29/11.
3.	Little Egret  Egretta garzetta. Up to 3 in Funchal, 1 in Machico 28/11, up to 3 in Porto Santo (in Tanque       Pond , and east of Ponta da Calheta).
4.	Grey Heron  Ardea cinerea. 1 Ponta da Sol 27/11, and 2 in Tanque Pond, Porto Santo.
5.	Eurasian Spoonbill  Platalea leucorodia. 1 first year bird in Tanque Pond 3-7/12.
6.	European Teal  Anas recca. Up to 4 in the roadside pond in Lugar de Baixo, Madeira, and 2 in Tanque Pond.
7.	Mallard  Anas platyrhynchos. 1 female in Tanque Pond 4/12.
8.	Garganey  Anas querquedula.  1 female in the pond at Lugar de Baixo 26-29/11. (The 2nd record for the Madeiran archipelago)
9.	Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus. 1 in Sao Martinho 26/11.
10.	Common Buzzard  Buteo buteo. Up to 9 daily on Madeira, and up to 5 on Porto Santo.
11.	Common Kestrel  Falco tinnunculus. Up to 10 daily on Madeira, and up to 6 on Porto Santo.
12.	Red-legged Partridge  Alectoris rufa. Up to 2 (more often heard) east of Ponta da Calheta.
13.	Moorhen  Gallinula chloropus. Up to 20 in the pond at Lugar de Baixo, and up to 9 in Tanque Pond.
14.	Coot  Fulica atra. Up to 35 in the pond at Lugar de Baixo, and up to 8 in Tanque Pond.
15.	Little Ringed Plover  Charadrius dubius. 1 in Tanque Pond.
16.	Ringed Plover  Charadrius hiaticula. Up to 3 in Tanque Pond, and up to 2 on the shore east of Ponta da Calheta.
17.	Kentish Plover  Charadrius alexandrinus. 1 in Tanque Pond, and up to 11 on the shore east of Ponta da Calheta.
18.	Grey Plover  Pluvialis squatarola. Up to 22 on the shore east of Ponta da Calheta.
19.	Northern Lapwing  Vanellus vanellus. 2 in Tanque Pond.
20.	Sanderling  Calidris alba. Up to 10 on the shore east of Ponta da Calheta.
21.	Dunlin  Calidris alpina. 1 in Tanque Pond.
22.	Common Snipe  Gallinago gallinago. Up to 2 in Tanque Pond, and 4 in the ponds along Riba da Serra de Denao, on eastern Porto Santo 4/12.
23.	Black-tailed Godwit  Limosa limosa. 1 in the pond at Lugar de Baixo 27/11 and 1/12.
24.	Eurasian Whimbrel  Numenius p. phaeopus. Up to 20 on the shore east of Ponta da Calheta.
25.	Spotted Sandpiper  Actitis macularia. 1 in Tanque Pond 4-6/12. (The 2nd record for the Madeiran archipelago)
26.	Turnstone  Arenaria interpres. Common. Up to 30 daily.
27.	Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus. Up to 50 in Funchal. 3 in Tanque Pond.
28.	Ring-billed Gull  Larus delawarensis. 1 first year bird in Funchal 2, and 8/12.
29.	Lesser Black-backed Gull  Larus fuscus. Up to 2 in Funchal. Up to 3 in Tanque Pond.
30.	Yellow-legged Gull  Larus cachinnans. Common.
31.	Sandwich Tern  Sterna sandvicensis. 1 in Funchal 8/12.
32.	Rock Dove  Columba livia. Common (both the feral , and the wild form).
33.	Long-toed Pigeon  Columba trocaz. 3 Balcoes 2/12.
34.	Plain Swift Apus unicolor. Seen on several places. Flocks of up to 20 on Madeira, and up to 15 on Porto Santo.
35.	Hoopoe  Upupa epops. Up to 10 on Porto santo.
36.	Skylark  Alauda arvensis. Up to 14 east of Ponta da Calheta 6-7/12.
37.	Berthelot´s Pipit Anthus berthelotii. Seen most days. Up to 5 on Madeira, and up to 15 on Porto Santo.
38.	Grey Wagtail  Motacilla cinerea. Seen most days. Up to 10 on Madeira, and up to 2 on Porto Santo.
39.	Pied Wagtail  Motacilla alba. Up to 8 daily on Porto Santo.
40.	European Robin  Erithacus rubecula. Up to 10 daily on Madeira.
41.	Blackbird  Turdus merula. Seen most days. Up to 7 on Madeira, but just 2 on Porto Santo.
42.	Fieldfare Turdus pilaris. 1 east of Ponta da Calheta 6/12.
43.	Song Thrush  Turdus philomelos. 1 east of Ponta da Calheta 5/12.
44.	Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata. Up to 8 east of Ponta da Calheta (Porto Santo).
45.	Blackcap  Sylvia atricapilla. Common.
46.	Yellow-browed Warbler  Phylloscopus inornatus. 1 in Funchal Botanical Garden 28/11. (Very rare)
47.	Chiffchaff  Phylloscopus collybita. Up to 3 east of Ponta da Calheta 4-8/12.
48.	Madeira Firecrest  Regulus madeirensis. Up to 4 seen most days in higher altitudes on Madeira (from the Botanical garden up to Bica da Cana). 
49.	Spanish Sparrow  Passer hispaniolensis. Common on Porto Santo. 3 in Machico 28/11, and 5 in Canical 8/12.
50.	Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia. Common on Porto Santo, with up to around 100 per day.
51.	Chaffinch  Fringilla coelebs. Up to 10 daily on Madeira.
52.	Canary  Serinus canaria. Common. 
53.	Goldfinch  Carduelis carduelis. Common on Porto Santo.
54.	Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina. 1 on Paul da Serra 29/11, and a few on Porto Santo.

 ESCAPES:
1. Ringed Turtle Dove Streptophelia risoria. 1 at the pond at Lugar de Baixo 29/11.
2..Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulates. 3 east of Ponta da Calheta 7/12.
3. Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri. 1 in Sao Martinho 28/11
4. Common Waxbill  Estrilda astrild. 5 in Sao Martinho 30/11.

Staffan Rodebrand, Sweden
Contact address: rodebrand@yahoo.com