Zino's Petrel Pelagic Expedition 2012 - July 23, 24, 25

Another Pelagic Expedition in Madeira run with good quality observations though not such big numbers of species seen...

25th July

1 Pterodroma sp. on the way to the chum

1 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea

1 Madeiran (storm) petrel Oceanodroma castro

Cory's shearwaters Calonectris diomedea

Bulwer's petrels Bulweria bulwerii

Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus

1 Blue shark Prionace glauca on the chum

24th July

1 White-faced Petrel

2 Madeiran petrel Oceanodroma castro

1 Fea's petrel Pterodroma feae

Cory's shearwaters Calonectris diomedea

Bulwer's petrels Bulweria bulwerii

3 Loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta, 1 of them was entangled in a fishing net and we rescued it!

23rd July

1 Fea's petrel Pterodroma feae

1 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis

Cory's shearwaters Calonectris diomedea

Bulwer's petrels Bulweria bulwerii

1 Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta

Beaked whales