Deep Sea Pelagic Expedition - August 9th, 10th & 12th

What a great pelagic this was! We had all the breeding seabirds in Madeira archipelago and we already started to see some of the migrating seabirds... Not to mention the number and quality of observation of the Zino's Petrels on the 1st day!

12th August
1 Pterodroma sp. on the way & 1 on chum
6 Fea's/Deserta's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
6 Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro - 2 at same time on chum and 2 on the way back
2 Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
1 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus
1 White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
1 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius

2 Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta

10th August
3 Pterodroma sp. on the way
3 Fea's/Deserta's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
1 Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
5 Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro - 2 at same time on slick for about 1 hour
1 Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
1 White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina

9th August
3 Pterodroma sp. flying not close enough to the chum slick to ID
7 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira - 2 together at chum for at least 30 min
4 Fea's/Deserta's petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - 2 on the way
1 Barolo's Shearwater Puffinus baroli - only a brief view by some of the birdwatchers onboard
1 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus
1 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii

Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni
Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus