It was not the expected ending for 2019 as we missed a good view of Zino's Petrel. We saw it on all other 2019 pelagic expeditions though... The good part is that Storm-petrels and Great shearwater were well observed and, of course, the always present Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis and Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii. Another species we missed at the chumming position was Yellow-legged Gull which was weird...
22nd of August 2019 - NNE wind up to 8 knots and northern waves up to 2 meters
Pterodroma sp. on the way
Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta on the way
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus on the way up
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis - on the way back
23rd of August 2019 - NE wind up to 15 knots and waves from same direction up to 1 meter
3 Pterodroma sp. - on the way
6 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
4 Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro - only 1 bird but very well observed feeding by the chum slick
2 Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
2 Great shearwater Puffinus gravis
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
24th of August 2019 - NE wind up to 10 knots & NE waves up to 1.5 meters
11 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
5 Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
Probable Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira - after sunset on the way back
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
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