A nice triple! From left a Ring-billed Gull (1st winter), a Laughing Gull (adult winter) and a Roseate Tern (already in breeding plumage) in Funchal Harbour on 18th January 2006. Photo: Dan Mangsbo, Sweden.

First of all, this photo gallery would not exist without kind help and cooperation from all the photographers who have contributed their work! The same can be said for the website which would have been far less attractive without the vast numbers of photographs. Many thanks to all of you!
   Both the gallery and the website will continue to grow and new photographs are always welcome. The criteria for any photo we publish on this site is that it has to be photographed in the Madeiran archipelago (Madeira, Porto Santo and Desertas). If you have any suitable photographs that would warrant publication then please don't hesitate to contact me at Birding Madeira.

Photos added on 6th May: 24 photos of 24 species, of which 16 (!!) are new to the gallery, by the Dutch birder Thijs Valkenburg! He had have a great birding time along with the Madeiran birders João Nunes, Dionísio Sousa, Gonçalo Silva, Marsrida Suárez! All time high!

Here you will find a list of all photographers and the numbers of photos contributed to this gallery»

Updated:2008-05-06
Species #Pics Status Added
Geese & Ducks
	Brent Goose – Branta b. bernicla	2		1 record
	Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata	3		At least three records, of unknown origion
	Eurasian Wigeon – Anas penelope	1		Rare visitor
	Gadwall – Anas strepera	3		At least 3 known records
	Common Teal – Anas crecca	1		Scarce visitor, mainly in winter
	Green-winged Teal – Anas carolinensis	4		1 record	1 NEW
	Speckled Teal – Anas flavirostris	2		1 record, of unknown origion
	Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos	1		Scarce, and some of unknown origion
	Garganey – Anas querquedula	1		Three records (the two previous from 2003)
	Northern Shoveler – Anas clypeata	1		Rare visitor
Partridges
	Red-legged Partridge – Alectoris rufa	2		Resident breeder, but localized (introduced)
Divers & Grebes
	Great Northern Diver – Gavia immer	2		Rare visitor
	Black-necked Grebe – Podiceps nigricollis	4		Rare visitor
Seabirds
	Fea's Petrel – Pterodroma feae	17		Breeds on Bugio (Desertas) only
	Zino's Petrel – Pterodroma madeira	7		Endemic to Madeira (about 80 pairs)
	Fea's/Zino's Petrel – Pterodroma feae/madeira	8		As these are difficult to separate in field
	Bulwer's Petrel – Bulweria bulwerii	9		Migrant breeder, numerous on Desertas
	Great Shearwater – Puffinus gravis	6		Passage migrant, mainly in late summer
	Cory's Shearwater – Calonectris diomedea borealis	10		Migrant breeder
	Manx Shearwater – Puffinus puffinus	6		Migrant and localized breeder
	Little Shearwater – Puffinus assimilis baroli	2		Localized breeder, mainly on Desertas
	White-faced Storm-petrel – Pelagodroma marina	2		Rare visitor (from the Selvagens population)
	Madeiran Storm-petrel – Oceanodroma castro	1		Localized breeder, mainly on Desertas
Herons, Storks and Spoonbills
	Squacco Heron – Ardeola ralloides	1		Rare visitor	NEW
	Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis	4		Scarce passage migrant
	Little Egret – Egretta garzetta	11		Resident breeder, but scarce and localized
	Grey Heron – Ardea cinerea	3		Resident breeder, but scarce and localized
	White Stork – Ciconia ciconia	1		Rare visitor
	Glossy Ibis – Plegadis falcinellus	4		Rare visitor
	Eurasian Spoonbill – Platalea leucorodia	5		Rare visitor
Raptors
	Black Kite – Milvus migrans	1		Rare passage migrant
	Marsh Harrier – Circus aeruginosus	1		Rare passage migrant	NEW
	Montagu's Harrier – Circus pygargus	3		About 5 records	1 NEW
	Sparrowhawk – Accipiter nisus granti	2		Resident breeder, but scarce and localized
	Buzzard – Buteo buteo harterti	8		Resident breeder
	Booted Eagle – Hieraaetus pennatus	2		7 known records
	Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus	1		3 records up to date
	Merlin – Falco columbarius	1		1 known record
	Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus	3		1 known record (three unconfirmed)	1 NEW
	Kestrel – Falco tinnunculus canariensis	8		Resident breeder, fairly common
Rails & Coots
	Sora – Porzana carolina	4		The first for Madeira!
	Moorhen – Gallinula chloropus	4		Scarce passage migrant + resident birds
	Eurasian Coot – Fulica atra	2		Scarce passage migrant + resident birds
Waders
	Black-winged Stilt – Himantopus himantopus	1		Rare visitor
	Common Ringed Plover – Charadrius hiaticula	2		Passage migrant
	Kentish Plover – Charadrius alexandrinus	2		Scarce breeder on Porto Santo only
	Grey Plover – Pluvialis squatarola	1		Scarce visitor in late autumn and winter
	Red Knot – Calidris canutus	4		Scarce passage migrant
	Sanderling – Calidris alba	4		Passage migrant
	Semipalmated Sandpiper – Calidris pusilla	2		Rare visitor
	Little Stint – Calidris minuta	1		Rare visitor
	Temminck's Stint – Calidris temminckii	1		1 known record
	Pectoral Sandpiper – Calidris melanotos	4		6 records in the archipelago
	Curlew Sandpiper – Calidris ferruginea	1		Rare passage migrant	NEW
	Dunlin – Calidris alpina	3		Passage migrant
	Ruff – Philomachus pugnax	1		Scarce passage migrant	NEW
	Whimbrel – Numenius phaeopus	3		Passage migrant
	Common Redshank – Tringa totanus	1		Passage migrant	NEW
	Common Greenshank – Tringa nebularia	4		Passage migrant, mainly in spring	1 NEW
	Wood Sandpiper – Tringa glareola	1		Rare visitor	NEW
	Common Sandpiper – Actitis hypoleucos	6		Passage migrant	1 NEW
	Spotted Sandpiper – Actitis macularius	10		8 known records
	Ruddy Turnstone – Arenaria interpres	6		Passage migrant + wintering birds
Skuas, Gulls & Terns
	Great Skua – Catharacta skua	1		Passage migrant
	Pomarine Skua – Stercorarius pomarinus	1		Passage migrant
	Mediterranean Gull – Larus melanocephalus	8		Scarce winter visitor
	Laughing Gull – Larus atricilla	8		Rare visitor (only a handful of records)
	Bonaparte’s Gull – Larus philadelphia	2		The first for Madeira!
	Black-headed Gull – Larus ridibundus	4		Passage migrant, mainly in winter
	Ring-billed Gull – Larus delawarensis	12		Rare, but regular winter visitor
	Common Gull – Larus canus	2		Rare visitor in late autumn and winter
	Lesser Black-backed Gull – Larus fuscus graellsii	5		Passage migrant (in low numbers)
	Yellow-legged Gull – Larus michahellis atlantis	12		Resident breeder
	Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides	2		Rare visitor
	Glaucous Gull – Larus hyperboreus	2		Rare visitor
	Great Black-backed Gull – Larus marinus	5		9 known records, but probably regular
	Black-legged Kittiwake – Rissa tridactyla	4		Passage migrant, mainly seen in winter
	Sandwich Tern – Sterna sandvicensis	1		Scarce passage migrant, mainly in winter
	Common Tern – Sterna hirundo	12		Migrant breeder + passage migrants
	Roseate Tern – Sterna dougallii	12		Scarce breeder + passage migrants
	Black Tern – Chlidonias niger surinamensis	2		Very rare and first of this subspecies
Pigeons–Hoopoes
	Feral Dove – Columba livia	2		Fairly common and widespread
	Stock Dove – Columba oenas	4		1 known record
	Trocaz Pigeon – Columba trocaz	10		Resident breeder, endemic to Madeira
	Eurasian Collared Dove – Streptopelia decaocto	1		Rare (localized to Caniçal)
	Turtle Dove – Streptopelia turtur	3		Scarce passage migrant	1 NEW
	Ruddy Ground-Dove – Columbina talpacoti	1		Most probably an escape
	Monk Parakeet – Myiopsitta monachus	2		Escaped birds
	Great Spotted Cuckoo – Clamator glandarius	2		Rare visitor
	Barn Owl – Tyto alba schmitzi	1		Resident breeder, confined to Madeira
	Plain Swift – Apus unicolor	10		Resident breeder, endemic to Macaronesia
	Pallid Swift – Apus pallidus	2		Scarce breeder
	Alpine Swift – Apus melba	3		Rare visitor	1 NEW
	European Bee-eater – Merops apiaster	1		Scarce passage migrant, mainly in spring	NEW
	Hoopoe – Upupa epops	6		Resident breeder, but scarce on main island
Larks–Trushes
	Red-rumped Swallow – Cecropis daurica	1		Scarce passage migrant, mainly in spring	NEW
	House Martin – Delichon urbicum	1		Scarce passage migrant, mainly in spring	NEW
	Berthelot's Pipit – Anthus berthelotii madeirensis	6		Resident breeder, confined to Madeira
	Tree Pipit – Anthus trivialis	1		Rare visitor (c. 24 recorded in spring 2008)	NEW
	Yellow Wagtail – Motacilla flava	1		Rare visitor (many recorded in spring 2008)	NEW
	Grey Wagtail – Motacilla cinerea schmitzi	8		Resident breeder, confined to Madeira
	White Wagtail – Motacilla alba	2		Scarce winter visitor
	Robin – Erithacus rubecula	4		Resident breeder
	Whinchat – Saxicola rubetra	1		Rare visitor (only one record before 2008)	NEW
	Northern Wheatear – Oenanthe oenanthe	2		Scarce passage migrant	1 NEW
	Blackbird – Turdus merula cabrerae	2		Resident breeder, confined to Madeira
Warblers–Shrikes
	Spectacled Warbler – Sylvia conspicillata bella	6		Resident breeder, but scarce and localized
	Blackcap – Sylvia atricapilla heineken	6		Resident breeder
	Two-barred Warbler – Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus	1		1 record	NEW
	Chiffchaff – Phylloscopus collybita	2		Scarce winter visitor
	Willow Warbler – Phylloscopus trochilus	1		Scarce passage migrant	NEW
	Madeira Firecrest – Regulus madeirensis	6		Resident breeder, endemic to Madeira
	Pied Flycatcher – Ficedula hypoleuca	1		Scarce passage migrant, mainly in spring	NEW
	Spotted Flycatcher – Muscicapa striata	1		Rare visitor	NEW
Crows–Buntings
	Spanish Sparrow – Passer hispaniolensis	8		Resident breeder, common on Porto Santo
	Rock Sparrow – Petronia petronia madeirensis	4		Scarce breeder, but common on Porto Santo
	Village Weaver – Ploceus cucullatus	2		1 record, of unknown origion
	Yellow-crowned Bishop – Euplectes afer	2		1 record, of unknown origion
	Common Waxbill – Estrilda astrild	8		Resident breeder, but localized (introduced)
	Canary – Serinus canaria	8		Resident breeder
	Chaffinch – Fringilla coelebs maderensis	6		Resident breeder
	Brambling – Fringilla montifringilla	2		Rare visitor
	Goldfinch – Carduelis carduelis parva	6		Scarce and localized breeder
	Linnet – Carduelis cannabina guentheri	2		Scarce and localized breeder
	Common Crossbill – Loxia curvirostra	2		Two known records