Pterodromas pelagic pageant - 9th to 11th July 2023

Another great pelagic expedition with very good numbers of Pterodromas! As normal, Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis and Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii were watched everyday.

11th July 2023 - East-northeast wind up to 12 knots, 1.7 meters swell from Northeast and 0.5 meter wave from ENE
11 Desertas / Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - 3 on the way up
2 Pterodroma sp.
2 Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
4 Common tern Sterna hirundo - 3 on the way back
2 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira

10th July 2023 - East-northeast wind up to 8 knots, 2 meter swell from northeast and 0.5 meter waves ene
6 Common tern Sterna hirundo
Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
3 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
4 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Pterodroma sp.
Desertas / Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
2 Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
3 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Great shearwater- on the way back, only seen by some

9th July 2023 - NE wind between 3 and 7 knots. 1 meter swell from west-southwest
3 Desertas / Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - 2 on the way up
2 Pterodroma sp. - on the way up
6 Madeiran storm petrel Oceanodroma castro
3 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis

Short-finned pilot whales Globicephala macrorhynchus