Yesterday we explored the central part of the island and had lunch at Santana and I also had a couple of opportunities to check out the gardens in our local area. Today we visited the Natural History Museum at Funchal before coming back to the cottage early as poor Jacob has a dose of food poisoning. Popped into Lugar de Baixo on the way back- Common Sand and Glossy Ibis were trip ticks. While Holly played nurse I popped up to Risco and walked down to the restaurant hoping to get some photos of Trocaz Pigeons. Unfortunately no Pigeons but plenty of local birds and stunning scenery.
Live Trip report HERE
Canary Island/ Madeira Kestrel
Madeiran Firecrest
Male (above) and female (below) Madeiran Chaffinch
European Robin
Zino's Petrel at the Natural History Museum
Trocaz Pigeon at the museum- I still need to get a 'real' photo of one of these
Island Canary
Male Monarch (prominent sex band on vein 2 of hindwing) - quite a few of these in the wonderful little natural history museum garden
Central Madeira
View over Risco
Sunset above the clouds
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