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Wind Birds in Radio Euskadi

Presenting Madeira and the congress of the Iberian Seabirds Group GIAM to the main radio station in Biscay, Radio Euskadi. The congress is running over this weekend in Santurtzi, Biskaia, Spain.

Posted by Hugo Romano 

1st & 2nd Record of Gadwall for Madeira on the same day.

The story goes like this. On the morning October 26 during a full day
trip I visited Lugar de Baixo pond. At 9am a juvenile Gadwall was
seen. Later in the day, 6pm I returned to the pond, now with Catarina
to check if the bird was there. And it was gone.

Catarina suggested that we checked Ribeira Brava river mouth for this
bird. The bird wasn't there, instead a drake Gadwall was seen. So in
the same day we had two different records of the same species.

PS: We are unable to update www.madeirabirds.com due to our location,
we will do so soon.

Posted by Hugo Romano 

Zino's Petrel Update 2010-10-12 by Freira.org

Freira Conservation Project has issued a report on the current situation of Zino's Petrel 2010 Incident.
It reports the visit of Frank Zino to the breeding site on September, 16 2010.

We strongly encourage all birdwatchers to read the report and leave their comments and support.

Posted by Hugo Romano 

Reply to Observations from Madeira don´t get the Portuguese rarities commi

The reply to Observations from Madeira don´t get the Portuguese rarities committ

Who is the SPEA Portuguese Rarity Committee? Where is their data published?

Why the data sent to the SPEA Portuguese Rarity Committee appears published in several birdwatching magazines under the name of a company based in Lisbon?

It is not Catarina Fagundes' and my personal duty to report to this "rarity committee" the observations, which are never published for the good use of birdwatching.

We publish the data online, so that the community can enjoy birdwatching even if they don't use our birdwatching services. 

It is all about sharing data and not about controlling the information as some believe they are special. You have noticed that we publish data, if valid, within hours of the first observation, with the observer information and photograph.

Furthermore, it was agreed with Leitão and Jara (members of SPEA-PRC) that they would collect the data from www.madeirabirds.com on a regular basis and not requiring to submit it via email.

Incidentally, Valkenburg are you acting on your own or as SPEA staff?

PS: Birdwatchers are invited to send their records to info@madeirabirds.com and we will have the pleasure to have them published online for the benefit of the Birding Community.

Posted by Hugo Romano