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16 Great Skua, stercorarius skua; one on a short pelagic off Caniçal on July 22 nd <strong>and</strong><br />
one on <strong>the</strong> return trip from <strong>the</strong> <strong>Desertas</strong> on July 24 th .<br />
17 Black-headed Gull, larus ridibundus; seen at Porto Funchal <strong>and</strong> Lugar de Baixo.<br />
18 Lesser Black-backed Gull, larus fuscus; at least one at Porto Funchal.<br />
19 Yellow-leged Gull, larus michahellis; very common.<br />
20 Common Tern, sterna hirundo; common.<br />
21 Roseate Tern, sterna dougalli; two adults at Ponta da Cruz during a sea watch.<br />
22 Rock Dove, columba livia; common in <strong>the</strong> area between Caniçal <strong>and</strong> Ponta de Sao<br />
Lourenço.<br />
23 Trocaz Pigeon, columba trocaz; one seen flying deep down in <strong>the</strong> green valley at <strong>the</strong><br />
Balcões watch point at Ribeiro Frio. At Fajã da Nogueira somewhat fur<strong>the</strong>r north<br />
Hiele found one perched in a laurel tree. On July 26 th we drove <strong>the</strong> winding roads<br />
beyond Porto Moniz where <strong>the</strong> road through Rabaçal ends at a parking in <strong>the</strong> Valley of<br />
Ribeira da Janela. Here <strong>the</strong> pigeons were said to be easy, but it took over half an hour<br />
before we found one perched in a big tree bordering cultivated cropl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
24 Collared Dove, streptopelia decaocto; one at Quinta do Lorde Marina, near Caniçal.<br />
25 <strong>Madeira</strong> Barn Owl, tyto alba schmitzi; two were seen perfectly; flying, calling <strong>and</strong><br />
perched on <strong>the</strong> harbour walls under Casino Park Hotel in Funchal.<br />
26 Plain Swift, apus unicolor; common.<br />
27 Ber<strong>the</strong>lot’s Pipit, anthus ber<strong>the</strong>lotii madeirensis; only (common) in <strong>the</strong> area between<br />
Caniçal <strong>and</strong> Ponta de Sao Lourenço <strong>and</strong> around <strong>the</strong> warden’s research station on<br />
Deserta Gr<strong>and</strong>e.<br />
28 Grey Wagtail, motacilla cinerea schmitzi; common.<br />
29 Wren, trochlodytes trochlodytes; heard at Ribeiro Frio.<br />
30 Robin, erithacus rubecula; locally common.<br />
31 Blackbird, turdus merula cabrerae; locally common.<br />
32 Blackcap, sylia atricapilla heineken; very common.<br />
33 Bonelli’s Warbler, phylloscopus bonelli; one in <strong>the</strong> shrubs in front of <strong>the</strong> warden’s<br />
research station at Deserta Gr<strong>and</strong>e on 23 <strong>and</strong> 24 July. A <strong>Madeira</strong>n or <strong>Desertas</strong> rarity?<br />
34 <strong>Madeira</strong> Firecrest, regulus madeirensis; common in wooded areas.<br />
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