Bird book Madeira and Tenerife (1 Viewer)

[twiglet15f]

Sorry - new to all this - not sure which thread to use but here goes.

My husband is a keen birdwatcher and we will be going to Madeira for the first time in May. It is his birthday next week and I thought a good present would be a birdwatching guide to Madeira - but I am so confused about which to get!!!!!!!!!

Complete novice myself so any advice would be much appreciated. We also go to Tenerife - is there a book out there which covers both - yes I know I'm cheap but credit crunch and all that.

Thanks in advance

 

[wintibird]

I recommend you the Field Guide to the Birds of the Atlantic Islands by Tony Clarke. It covers Madeira and Tenerife and it's written by a local expert:
Amazon link.
He has also written a site guide for the Canaries: Prion Birdwatchers' Guide to the Canary Islands
Amazon link
but this book is only for the Canaries, not for Madeira.

A good website for information is http://www.madeirabirds.com/

André

 

[Stephen Dunstan]

Agree with the above. The field guide includes sites and the site guide is quite old now, though there is another site guide for Tenerife which is a bit more up to date.

Have been to Tenerife birding and live in Blackpool so drop me a line if you need anything else.

Stephen.

 

[twiglet15f]

Thanks for that - will give it a try

 

[twiglet15f]

Thanks very much - will do

 

[scburts]

Many thanks for the information in your post. I'm planning to go on holiday to Madeira in early June, so this will be very helpful in alerting me to what I might see.

Paul