Most of the morning is spent looking for the Madeira endemic land birds: Trocaz Pigeon Columba trocaz and Madeira Firecrest Regulus madeirensis. For this we go to the Northwest of Madeira, to a valley surrounded by the indigenous Laurel Forest and majestic mountains. It is also possible to observe the Macaronesian subspecies of Kestrel Falco tinnunculus canariensis and the Madeira subspecies of Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs maderensis and Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea schmitzi. If your holiday in Madeira is between April and mid-September, there is also the chance to see Roseate Terns Sterna dougallii and Pallid Swifts Apus pallidus during this birding tour.

Lunch is usually in Porto Moniz, a good location to observe Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria and Yellow-legged gulls Larus michahellis. After a reenergizing three course meal we might do a little of seawatching, depending on the time of year, to try to spot Shearwaters and Petrels through our Swarovski telescope.

The afternoon itinerary is decided according to the weather though either of the chosen places are good to birdwatch for Berthelot's pipit Anthus berthelotii, Spectacled warbler Sylvia conspicillata orbitalis, Plain Swift Apus unicolor, Linnet Carduelis cannabina guentheri and Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa. These shrubland habitats are also important bird areas to find some migrant birds such as Grey Heron, Swallows, House Martins, Larks, Northern Wheatear...

Last stop is to look for any vagrant waders or ducks. Almost sure we will be welcomed by Common Moorhens Gallinula chloropus, Eurasian Coot Fulica atra, Muscovy ducks and Ruddy Turnstones Arenaria interpres. Sometimes we are lucky enough to find a rarity for Madeira, such as American birds: Sora Porzana carolina, Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria, White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis, American Wigeon Anas americana, Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis... some of them found during our birdwatching tours.