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Transparent utfyllnad Bird photos from Madeira
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 18th April 2012: One photo on White-rumped Sandpiper by Heikki Vasamies, Finland.

Photos added on 15th March 2012: Three on a female Blue Rock Trush (1st for Madeira!) at Ponta do Pargo on 10th March and one on a Ring Ouzel on 12th March 2012 by Petr Podzemny, Chzech Republic.

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

Updated: 18 April 2012
Species #Pics Status
Added
Geese & Ducks
  Brent Goose – Branta b. bernicla
2
  1 record
  (Domestic) Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata
2
  Present year round at a couple of sites
  Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata
4
  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
8
  1 record
  Speckled Teal – Anas flavirostris
2
  1 record, of unknown origion  
  Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos
1
  Scarce, and some of unknown origion
  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
10
  Migrant breeder, numerous on Desertas
  Great Shearwater – Puffinus gravis
7
  Passage migrant, mainly in late summer
  Cory's Shearwater – Calonectris diomedea borealis
14
  Migrant breeder
  Manx Shearwater – Puffinus puffinus
7
  Migrant and localized breeder
  Little Shearwater – Puffinus assimilis baroli
2
  Localized breeder, mainly on Desertas
  Black-bellied Storm-petrel – Fregetta tropica
1
  1 record, 1st for WP
  White-faced Storm-petrel – Pelagodroma marina
3
  Rare visitor (from the Selvagens population)
  Madeiran Storm-petrel – Oceanodroma castro
2
  Localized breeder, mainly on Desertas
  Brown Booby – Sula leucogaster
3
  1 record
Herons, Storks and Spoonbills
  Yellow-crowned Night Heron – Nyctanassa violacea
1
  1 known record
  Squacco Heron – Ardeola ralloides
2
  Rare visitor
  Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis
5
  Scarce passage migrant
  Little Egret – Egretta garzetta
12
  Resident breeder, but scarce and localized
  Grey Heron – Ardea cinerea
4
  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
2
  Occasional passage migrant
  Montagu's Harrier – Circus pygargus
5
  About 6 records
  Sparrowhawk – Accipiter nisus granti
2
  Resident breeder, but scarce and localized  
  Buzzard – Buteo buteo harterti
11
  Resident breeder
  Booted Eagle – Hieraaetus pennatus
3
  8 known records
  Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus
1
  3 records up to date
  Merlin – Falco columbarius
1
  1 known record
  Hobby – Falco subbuteo
2
  Rare passage migrant
  Elenora's Falcon – Falco eleonorae
5
  Three known records for the main island
  Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus
4
  Three known records (three unconfirmed)
  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  
  Pied Avocet – Recurvirostra avosetta
2
  Rare visitor
  Common Ringed Plover – Charadrius hiaticula
2
  Passage migrant
  Kentish Plover – Charadrius alexandrinus
2
  Scarce breeder on Porto Santo only  
  American Golden Plover – Pluvialis dominica
2
  1 known record
  Grey Plover – Pluvialis squatarola
2
  Scarce visitor in late autumn and winter
  Red Knot – Calidris canutus
4
  Scarce passage migrant
  Sanderling – Calidris alba
4
  Passage migrant
  White-rumped Sandpiper – Calidris fuscicollis
1
  Rare visitor
1 NEW
  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
2
  Occasional passage migrant
  Dunlin – Calidris alpina
3
  Passage migrant
  Ruff – Philomachus pugnax
1
  Scarce passage migrant
  Bar-tailed Godwit – Limosa lapponica
2
  Passage migrant
  Black-tailed Godwit – Limosa limosa
1
  Rare passage migrant
  Whimbrel – Numenius phaeopus
3
  Passage migrant
  Hudsonian Whimbrel – Numenius p. hudsonicus
1
  Rare visitor
  Common Redshank – Tringa totanus
1
  Passage migrant
  Common Greenshank – Tringa nebularia
4
  Passage migrant, mainly in spring
  Green Sandpiper – Tringa ochropus
1
  Rare visitor
  Wood Sandpiper – Tringa glareola
1
  Rare visitor
  Common Sandpiper – Actitis hypoleucos
7
  Passage migrant
  Spotted Sandpiper – Actitis macularius
10
  8 known records
  Ruddy Turnstone – Arenaria interpres
8
  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
9
  Scarce winter visitor
  Laughing Gull – Larus atricilla
9
  Rare visitor
  Sabine's Gull – Larus sabini
2
  Only the third known record
  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
14
  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
7
  Rare visitor
  Kumliens Gull – Larus glaucoides kumlieni
2
  The first record for Madeira
  Glaucous Gull – Larus hyperboreus
4
  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
15
  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
2
  Rare (localized to Caniçal)
  Turtle Dove – Streptopelia turtur
3
  Scarce passage migrant
  Ruddy Ground-Dove – Columbina talpacoti
1
  Most probably an escape
  Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri
1
  Escaped bird
  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
  Common Swift – Apus apus
1
  Occasional passage migrant
  Pallid Swift – Apus pallidus
2
  Scarce breeder
  Alpine Swift – Apus melba
4
  Occasional passage migrant
  European Bee-eater – Merops apiaster
2
  Scarce passage migrant, mainly in spring
  Hoopoe – Upupa epops
6
  Resident breeder, but scarce on main island
Larks–Trushes
  Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica
1
  Passage migrant, mainly in spring
  Red-rumped Swallow – Cecropis daurica
3
  Passage migrant, mainly in spring
  House Martin – Delichon urbicum
2
  Passage migrant, mainly in spring
  Sand Martin – Riparia riparia
1
  Passage migrant, mainly in spring
  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)
  Yellow Wagtail – Motacilla flava
1
  Rare visitor (many recorded in spring 2008)
  Grey Wagtail – Motacilla cinerea schmitzi
9
  Resident breeder, confined to Madeira
  White Wagtail – Motacilla alba
2
  Scarce winter visitor
  Robin – Erithacus rubecula
5
  Resident breeder
  Whinchat – Saxicola rubetra
1
  Rare visitor (only one record before 2008)
  Northern Wheatear – Oenanthe oenanthe
2
  Scarce passage migrant
  Blue Rock Trush – Monticola solitarius
3
  One record, 10th March 2012
3 NEW
  Ring Ouzel – Turdus torquatus alpestris
1
  Two records (1993 and 2012)
1 NEW
  Blackbird – Turdus merula cabrerae
2
  Resident breeder, confined to Madeira  
Warblers–Shrikes
  Reed Warbler – Acrocephalus scirpaceus
2
  Scarce passage migrant
  Spectacled Warbler – Sylvia conspicillata bella
6
  Resident breeder, but scarce and localized
  Blackcap – Sylvia atricapilla heineken
9
  Resident breeder
  Two-barred Warbler – Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
1
  1 record
  Chiffchaff – Phylloscopus collybita
2
  Scarce winter visitor
  Willow Warbler – Phylloscopus trochilus
1
  Scarce passage migrant
  Madeira Firecrest – Regulus madeirensis
6
  Resident breeder, endemic to Madeira  
  Pied Flycatcher – Ficedula hypoleuca
1
  Scarce passage migrant, mainly in spring
  Spotted Flycatcher – Muscicapa striata
1
  Rare visitor
Crows–Buntings
  Spanish Sparrow – Passer hispaniolensis
8
  Resident breeder, common on Porto Santo
  Rock Sparrow – Petronia petronia madeirensis
6
  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
9
  Resident breeder
  Chaffinch – Fringilla coelebs maderensis
7
  Resident breeder
  Brambling – Fringilla montifringilla
2
  Rare visitor  
  Goldfinch – Carduelis carduelis parva
6
  Scarce and localized breeder
  Linnet – Carduelis cannabina guentheri
5
  Scarce and localized breeder
  Common Crossbill – Loxia curvirostra
2
  Two known records

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