Zino's Petrel Pelagic Expedition 2012 - June 4, 5, 6

One more memorable Madeira Zino's Petrel pelagic expedition, by Wind Birds, went by with the aimed species well observed and with extraordinary moments performed by Gervai's Beaked whales and by 37 Madeiran Storm-petrel on the chum!

6th June 2012
4 Pterodroma sp. far out but 2 of them most probably Fea's
1 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae
3 Zino's petrel Pterodroma madeira
40 Madeiran storm-petrel Oceanodroma castro - 37 at the same time on the chum
1 White-faced storm petrel Pelagodroma marina
Cory's shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Bulwer's petrel Bulweria bulwerii
Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus

Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta

5th June 2012
Great Skua Stercorarius skua
7 Madeiran petrel Oceanodroma castro
1 White-faced petrel Pelagodroma marina
Cory's shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Bulwer's petrel Bulweria bulwerii
Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus

Gervais' Beaked whales Mesoplodon europaeus
Atlantic spotted dolphins Stenella frontalis

4th June 2012
1 Sooty shearwater Puffinus griseus
5 Zino's petrel Pterodroma madeira
2 Roseate terns Sterna dougalli
Cory's shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Bulwer's petrel Bulweria bulwerii

Atlantic Spotted dolphins Stenella frontalis