Pico do Arieiro, the only known breeding area of the Zino's Petrel (at 1600m height!!) |
Ruddy Shelduck @Machico, a genuine vagrant. Really! |
A lost Spoonbill @Machico |
cliffs on the west |
Pectoral Sandpiper @Ribeira Brava |
This rare vagrant was found by the Italian team at Ponta do Pargo |
the wingpattern confirmes it is not a Senegal Thick-knee but a Stone-curlew |
Plain Swift |
one of the two Roseate Terns at Funchal Harbour |
western tip of the island, good area for Rock Sparrows |
but these are the best! |