One more successful deep sea pelagic expedition, July 2016

Another successful Zino's Petrel Pelagic Expedition run by Wind Birds! We've watched close all the aimed seabirds with the bonus that Great shearwaters are already passing through Madeira.

26th of July 2016 - A northerly light wind up to 8 knots and waves up to 0.5 meters from the same direction
Several Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis
Dozens of Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
2 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - on the way up
2 Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro
1 Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
2 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira - 1 on the way back
1 White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina hypoleuca
1 Pterodroma sp.
1 Common Tern Sterna hirundo

Atlantic Spotted Dolphins Stenella frontalis
Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta

27th of July 2016 - Wind blowing up to 10 knots from Northeast and waves from North up to 1 meter
Hundreds of Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis
Some Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii

On the way up
5 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
6 Pterodroma sp. - too far to ID
3 Great shearwater Puffinus gravis
4 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus

On the chum
2 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
1 White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina hypoleuca
1 Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
1 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
3 Pterodroma sp.
1 Common Tern Sterna hirundo

Atlantic Spotted Dolphins Stenella frontalis
Short-beaked Common dolphin Delphinus delphis

28th of July 2016 - Northeast wind up to 12 knots and 2 meter's waves from North
Many Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis
Several Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
3 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - 2 on the way
Great Skua Stercorarius skua - on the way
2 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
1 Pterodroma sp. - on the way back
1 Great shearwater Puffinus gravis - on the way back

Atlantic Spotted Dolphins Stenella frontalis
Short-beaked Common dolphin Delphinus delphis