12-14th July 2017 pelagic birds' expedition - rough...but a full plate!

This Wind Birds' pelagic started with a strange first day with only common species at the chum but the consequent days were really successful. Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis and Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii were seen in hundreds everyday.

12th July 2017 - NNE wind up to 8 knots and waves from same direction up to 1 meter.
4 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
1 Great shearwater Puffinus gravis - on the way back

Atlantic Spotted dolphins Stenella frontalis
Common Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus
2 Bryde's whales Balaenoptera edeni

13th July 2017 - 15 to 20 knots of northerly wind with NE waves up to 1.5 meters
1 Pterodroma sp. - on the way up
5 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
8 Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro
2 White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina hypoleuca

14th July 2017 - Northerly wind up to 13 knots with a 2 meter swell from NE
9 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus - 7 on the way up + 2 on the chum
Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
3 Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro
Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira - only 1 bird but very well observed by all onboard and consequently, easily identified as P. madeira

Atlantic Spotted dolphins Stenella frontalis
2 Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta