An immature Brown Booby close to Desertas on 1st September 2009.
The bird was foraging for about 15 minutes. This was the first record
for Madeira. Records within Macaronesia as follows: 1 obtained at
São Miguel, Azores, on 23rd May 1966 and 1 immature off Punta
de Teno (Tenerife), Canary Islands, on 28th November 1995. Breeds
in Cape Verdes with a estimated population of 1000 pairs.
Video stills: Max
Berlijn, Netherlands.
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