Nice ending of a successful 2016 pelagics' season!

After the previous pelagic expedition, in early August, we foreseen a greater activity of migrating seabirds for this final pelagic of 2016 though it turned out a bit quiet, specially for Max Shearwaters and for Skuas... Well, that is birdwatching!! But what it really counts is that we (Wind Birds & customers) managed to see and ID Zino's Petrel in all 2016 pelagics! So this deep sea expedition was another successful one and a great ending for the 2016 deep sea pelagics' season!
Now its time to book your place on a Zino's Petrel Pelagic Expedition for 2017!

23rd August 2016 - Northerly wind between 12 and 15 knots and NE waves up to 1.5 meters
14 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - 1 on the way up
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
2 Great shearwater Puffinus gravis
European storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Some Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis
Dozens of Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii

Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
Atlantic Spotted Dolphins Stenella frontalis
Blue shark Prionace glauca

24th August 2016 - North wind up to 10 knots and waves from same direction up to 1 meter
>50 Great shearwater Puffinus gravis - 7 on the way up
1 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta on the way up
2 Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
1 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Hundreds of Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis
Some Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii

Short-beaked Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Atlantic Spotted Dolphins Stenella frontalis
Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta

25th August 2016 - Northern wind up to 15 knots and NE waves up to 1.5 meters
2 Pterodromas sp. on the way up
European storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
2 Great shearwater Puffinus gravis - 1 on the way up
4 Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus - All at the same time on the chum
2 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
9 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Several Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis
Dozens of Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii