What a rich pelagic expedition in terms of seabird species and some cetaceans as well! We finally got to see Barolo's shearwater (1st confirmed observation this year!) and Madeiran Storm petrel (which we missed in the previous 5 pelagics)! As usual, Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii and Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis where our entertainers during the 3.5 hours of chumming and drifting.
31st of July 2026 - 2 meter swell from E and 1 meter wave from NE. Wind from NE between 4 and 6 knots
3 Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
4 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Desertas' petrel Pterodroma deserta
Common tern Sterna hirundo
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
3 Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres - on the way back behind the pier
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni
Common Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus
30th of July 2026 - ENE wind between 6 and 8 knots. 1 meter swell from East and 0.5 meter wave from NE
Desertas' petrel Pterodroma deserta
6 Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
3 Common tern Sterna hirundo
Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
Auduin’s gull Ichthyaetus audouinii - juvenile (less than 5 records in the last 50 years!)
Barolo’s Shearwater Puffinus baroli
Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro
Short-beaked Common dolphins Delphinus delphis
29th of July 2026 - NE wind between 5 and 9 knots and 0.5 meter waves from same direction
Great Skua Stercorarius skua - on the way up
Pterodroma sp. - 1 on the way up
3 Desertas' petrel Pterodroma deserta - 1 on the way up
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
Common tern Sterna hirundo
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
Atlantic Spotted dolphins Stenella frontalis