Despiste the good winds which normally brings us some interesting sightings during this migration period, this pelagic was a bit quiet for migratory seabirds... But we did see the breeding seabirds well! Of course, Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis and Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii were present everyday.
25th May 2022 - 16 knots of Northeast wind and NE waves up to 1.5 meters
3 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
Fea’s petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
2 Madeiran storm petrel Oceanodroma castro
Comic Tern - Sterna hirundo/paradisaea
23rd May 2022 - 11 knots of NE wind decreasing to 7 knots. NE waves up to 1 meter
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus - on the way up
5 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
3 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Roseate tern Sterna dougallii
Sooty shearwater Puffinus griseus
Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira - on the way back
Blue shark Prionace glauca
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
22nd May 2022 - Northeast wind up to 11 knots and short waves from same direction up to 1 meter
3 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
Fea’s petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
7 Barolo’s shearwater Puffinus baroli - 1 flying distant and ony seen by some of the particpants
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