Pelagic trip off Madeira 28th to 30th July 2015 - list fulfilled!

We sure had great observations of all the aimed seabird species!
Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis and Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii were observed everyday.

28th July 2015 - Northeast wind between 8 and 15 knots, waves from North with 1 to 1,5 meters.
Pterodroma sp. - on the way up
Fea's petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - amongst a raft of Cory's, on the way up
3 Great shearwater Puffinus gravis - 1 on the way up and 2 on the way back
European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus

Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus

29th July 2015 - North wind up to 10 knots, waves up to 1 meter
2 Pterodroma sp. on the way up
1 Fea's petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - on the way up
2 Great shearwater Puffinus gravis on the way to the chumming position
2 Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
2 Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
2 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira - 1 on the chum and 1 as we started heading back
1 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
4 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
2 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
1 Skua sp. - flew by far away

Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
1 Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni

30th July 2015 - The trip started with no wind and no waves and only after 1 hour chumming the wind started to blow from North up to 15 knots and waves up to 0.5 meters
4 Fea's petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - 2 on the way up
Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
7 Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro
3 White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina hypoleuca
Great shearwater Puffinus gravis

Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
4 Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni
9 Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta