Zino's Petrel Pelagic Expedition 2012 - August 10, 11, 13

Again, a fantastic Madeira Zino's Petrel pelagic expedition, by Wind Birds, went by with the aimed species well observed and with an amazing encounter with Bryde's whale!

13th of August 2012
6 Fea's petrel - 1 on the way to the chum position and 5 on the chum
13 Arctic terns Sterna paradisaea - 3 on the chum and 10 probable flying far out
1 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
1 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis - juvenile
Cory's shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Bulwer's petrel Bulweria bulwerii

Atlantic spotted dolphins Stenella frontalis

11th of August
1 Sanderling Calidris alba
1 Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
12 Fea's petrel Pterodroma feae - 10 on the way to the position, 2 on the chum slick
1 Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro
Cory's shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Bulwer's petrel Bulweria bulwerii

10th of August
5 Pterodroma sp. on the way to the chum position, 1 a probable Fea's
1 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
Dozens of Arctic Terns Sterna paradisaea
1 Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis
Cory's shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Bulwer's petrel Bulweria bulwerii

Atlantic spotted dolphins Stenella frontalis
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni - possible two whales