Zino's Petrel Pelagic Expedition 2011 - August 4, 5 & 6th

One more Zino's Petrel Pelagic Expedition which has been a success, as all the target species were seen close by. These are the only real pelagic trips that are run in Madeira and the only trips where you get the chance to see all the breeding seabirds in Madeira archipelago and some vagrant birds as well.

4th August 2011
Cory's shearwaters Calonectris diomedea
Bulwer's petrels Bulweria bulwerii
1 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus on the way to the chumming position
2 Zino's/Fea's Petrels Pterodroma sp 1 on the way and 1 on the chum
4 Zino's Petrels Pterodroma madeira
5 Arctic Terns Sterna paradisaea - 2 flying east but far away and 4 flying west over the chum slick
1 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta on the chum
1 Wilson storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus

5th August 2011
More than 6 Fea's on the way
Cory's sheawaters
Bulwer's petrels
2 Madeiran storm petrel Oceanodroma castro on the chum
2 White-faced storm petrel Pelagodroma marina
3 Wilson storm petrel

Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus

6th August 2011
Bulwer's petrels
Cory's sheawaters
1 Wilson storm petrel
1 Zino's petrel at 7:20
1 Arctic skua Stercorarius parasiticus
3 Madeira storm petrel on the chum, 2 of which for quite some time