What a start for a Zino's Petrel Pelagic Expedition! We saw all the aimed species in a single day, even White-faced Storm Petrel which has been scarce in the last 4 years! The 2nd day was completely the opposite but then the 3rd day was again a really good one! As usual, Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis and Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii were our companions during the 3 days.
26th July 2022 - 6 to 10 knots of northeast wind, 1.5 meter swell from the same direction
6 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - 3 on the way up
5 Pterodroma sp. - 4 on the way up
3 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus - 1 on the way up
3 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
Great shearwater Puffinus gravis
3 Common tern Sterna hirundo
5 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus graellsii
Bryde’s whale Balaenoptera edeni - on the way to the chumming position
Atlantic spotted dolphins Stenella frontalis - on the way up
Bottlenose dolphinsTursiops truncatus - on the way up
25th July 2022 - 5 to 7 knots of NE wind and a large 1.5 meter swell
2 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta- 1 on the way up, 1 on the way back
Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus - 1 on the way up
3 Pterodroma sp. - 2 on the way up
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Common tern Sterna hirundo
Sooty shearwater Puffinus griseus - on the way back
Atlantic spotted dolphins Stenella frontalis
24th July 2022 - 14 knots wind and 1 meter waves both from the northeast
3 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - 2 on the way to the chumming position
3 Pterodroma sp.
Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
4 Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro
White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina hypoleuca
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus graellsii
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