A great pelagic with all the aimed bird species well observed! Even White-faced Storm Petrel appeared and stood quite a while feeding on the chum! As usual, Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis and Bulwer's petrel Bulweria bulwerii were present every day.
24th of July 2021 - North wind up to 7 knots, NNW swell up to 1 meter and north waves up to 0.5 meters
Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - on the way up
White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina hypoleuca
Common Tern Sterna hirundo- juvenile
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
2 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Common Bottlenose Dolphins Tursiops truncatus
25th of July 2021 - Northwest wind up to 8 knots and waves from same direction up to 0.4 meters
4 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - 3 on the way up to the chumming position
2 Pterodroma sp. - on the way up
9 Common Tern Sterna hirundo
3 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
26th of July 2021 - NE wind up to 14 knots., waves from same direction up to 0.7 meters
4 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - 2 on the way up
2 Pterodroma sp.
2 Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
2 Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
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