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.

Long tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus

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

Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae deserta

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

Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro with Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii

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

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