Cory’s Shearwaters (Calonectris diomedea borealis), the migrating seabirds with very funny calls when coming onshore by end of day to nest, are back in Madeira Island.

These travelling bird species breed in Madeira and Desertas Islands but their biggest colony in the Atlantic is on Selvagens Islands, the most distant islands of Madeira Archipelago.

Yesterday was already possible to hear the calls of these pelagic birds while they were coming onshore, after a day at sea, to clean their nests in cavities dug on the rocky cliffs.

Photo by: Hugo Romano