A record of Pterodromas on 28-30 June pelagic!!!

There was no better way to start this Pelagic Expedition than watching close 11 Zino's Petrel and 24 Fea's Petrel... What an amazing day! Indeed a record of Pterodromas as Wind Birds never had before!

28th of June 2016 - Wind was blowing around 15 knots from North and waves were up to 1.5 meters from NNW
Some Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis and a few Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii were observed both on the way as on the chumming area

On the way to the chumming position
7 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
1 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
2 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus

At the chumming position
10 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
17 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
4 Pterodroma sp.
Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Balearic shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus - only seen by some on the way back

Common Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni
Atlantic Spotted Dolphins Stenella frontalis

29th of June 2016 - 17 to 22 knots of wind with waves up to 1.5 meters, both from NE quadrant
Some Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis
Many Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
3 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta on the way
2 Pterodroma sp. on the way
Common Tern Sterna hirundo

At the chumming position
3 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
9 Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro - at least 5 at the same time on the chum
3 White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina hypoleuca
Great Skua Stercorarius skua
Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus

Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba

30th of June 2016 - 10 knots of Northerly wind and NNW waves up to 1.2 meters
Very few Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis
Some Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
Possible Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta on the way up
Great Skua Stercorarius skua on the way

At the chumming position
1 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
3 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
Scopoli's shearwater Calonectris diomedea

Short-beaked Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus

2 Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta