For our final morning on Madeira we had tried to book a speedboat trip with boat Ventura do Mar and Magic Dolphin, but they were both full. We could have gone again with Rota dos Cetaceos but since we kept encountering the same species we eventually decided to save our money and just have a relaxed morning around Funchal. We did check the sightings board of the two former companies, and were pleased to see the only Cetacean they had seen was Bottlenose Dolphin, although it was gutting to see that Magic Dolphin managed to see a Mediterranean Monk Seal.
Obviously walking
around Funchal does not provide ample birding opportunities, but we still
saw nice species such as Atlantic Canary and Plain Swift, whilst offshore there
were nice close views of Yellow-legged Gull and Common Tern. Monarch butterflies
and Clouded Yellows were both common in the gardens, and we saw two more
Madeiran Wall Lizards. After a few drinks in the city centre we headed off to
the airport and then back to Paris, rounding off a few delightful days on the
island.
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