Location

Dates visited

1st-summer Wing Moult as growing/missing

Notes

Max-imum

Min-imum

most freq-uent

Santander

1 - 9 Aug

none

P8/P9

P9/P10

A minority had completed moult

Porto/ Minho

29 Mar -4 Apr

-/P1

none

none

From 2-5% had started moult

Lisbon

13 - 16 May

-/P4

none

none

10% most advanced state, 20% P1/P2, 30% -/P1, 40% none.

Setubal

27 - 29 Mar

none

none

none

None had started moult

Faro

25 - 31 Mar

-/P1

none

none

20% had started moult

Cádiz

13 Aug

none

P9/P10

none, P9/P10

Equal frequency for the two 'most frequent' patterns

Nerja

26 - 31 May

P2/P3

P1/P2

P2/P3

65% P2/P3, 35% P1/P2

Estepona

17 Aug

none

P9/P10

none; P9/P10

Equal frequency for the two 'most frequent' patterns

Gibraltar/La Linea

22 Aug

none

P9/P10

None; P9/P10

Equal frequency for the two 'most frequent' patterns

Tanger

20 Aug

none

P9/-

P9/-; P9/P10; none

Equal frequency for the three 'most frequent' patterns

27 Aug - 2 Sep

none

none

none

Apparently moult completed

Madeira

25-31 Mar

P1/P2

none

none

78% no moult, 13% P1, 9% P1/P2.

Agadir/ Essaouira

12 - 18 Apr

none

none

none

No moult apparently

23 - 30 Apr

P3/P4

none

none

50% no moult, c12% for each of the four states to P3/P4

Fuerte-ventura

7 - 14 Apr

P1/P2

none

none

Only minority in moult

29 Sept

none

none

none

All had completed moult

Gran Canaria

14 - 20 May

P6/P7

none

P6/P7

27% at most advanced state, 20% to start moult; 13% for P3/P4, P2/P3, P1/P2; 7% for P5/P6, -/P1

23 - 30 Sept

none

none

none

All had completed moult

Tenerife

28 Jul - 10 Aug

none

P8/P9

none

In late July, significant numbers (but under half) still moulting; very few are still in moult by mid-August

4 - 18 Aug

none

none

none

La Palma/El Hierro

5 - 9 Aug

none

P8/P9

none

One bird still in moult

Azores

11 Jun

P3/P4

From one photo