Hat trick pelagic expedition,15th-17th July 2023

Another great pelagic went by and this time we got the 3 highlight species of these expeditions: Zino's Petrel, Madeiran storm petrel and White-faced Storm petrel plus the Red-billed Tropicbird ! Hat trick! Of course, Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis and Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii were the default species everyday! ;)

17th July 2023 - Wind from the Northeast up to 14 knots and waves from same direction up to 1.5 meters
9 Desertas / Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
White-faced Storm petrel Pelagodroma marina hypoleuca
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
3 Pterodroma sp. - while in transit for the chumming position
3 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
2 Common tern Sterna hirundo

16th July 2023 - Northeast wind up to 15 knots and 1.5 meter waves from North
3 Pterodroma sp. - 1 on the way up + 1 on the way down
Madeiran storm petrel Oceanodroma castro - only 1 one but a good view of it, close to the boat
3 Desertas / Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - 1 on the way back

15th July 2023 - North wind up to 11 knots, northeast swell of 1.2 meters and northern waves up to 0.6 meters.
3 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
2 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
3 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
Desertas / Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta