Hung around the chalet until late morning. Managed another photograph of the very difficult to take Madeiran Firecrests as well as a photo on my phone of the Madeiran Chaffinch which came around each morning whilst we ate our breakfast.
We then went to the Botanic Gardens where I saw the first Blackcap (only heard up until now) and Canarian Lizard amongst the numerous Madeiran Wall Lizards. I looked out for Trocaz Pigeon which are very occasionally seen in the gardens, but with no luck.
We then headed to Garajau to do some snorkelling. When we arrived a lady was watching a pod of Short-finned Pilot Whales and had just seen Sperm Whales, so we joined her for a while before taking the cable car to the beach to snorkel which was good except myself and Sam got a couple of stings from Jellyfish which we’d seen from the boat trip the day before.
Another half hour sea-watch at dusk produced a Fin Whale, and single Pallid Swift was with the more numerous Plain Swifts. Our first Canaries were also seen.
In the evening I joined a party to listen (and hopefully see) Zino’s Petrel. Fortunately a non-calling (and hence apparently breeding) bird was seen flying in as soon as we sat down. This was the only one we actually saw, but we heard them all evening. With the Zino’s in the bag, and hence no pressure to see it, it was a truly magical experience (albeit cold one!) being on top of a mountain until the early hours of the morning.
