Zino's Petrel Pelagic Expedition 2012 - May 22, 23, 24

Following the success of the last years the 2012 pelagic trips season started.

May 25
2 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
Cory's shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Bulwer's petrel Bulweria bulwerii
Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae
White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
Leach's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Atlantic Spotted Dolphins Stenella frontalis
3 Sperm Whales Physeter macrocephalus
Bottlenose Dolphins Tursiops truncatus
Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta

May 24
Cory's shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae
White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
Madeira Petrel Oceanodroma castro
Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Macaronesian Shearwater Puffinus baroli

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Stenella frontalis

May 22
On the first day of our pelagic tour the very light wind did not help much, though the trip was memorable with the following sightings.
Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Cory's shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
At least 4 Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus (2 together for quite some time at the chum slick)
5 Great Skuas Stercorarius skua
1 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
1 White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina

2 Bottlenose Dolphins Tursiops truncatus
Beaked whales (most probably Sowerby's beaked whales)
Stripped dolphins Stenella coeruleoalba