Birdwatching and Seawatching Report, July 2006

Relevant observations during our birdwatching and seawatching trips in July 2006.

Birds Class Aves

Cetaceans Order Cetacea

Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii Madeira Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis (by Derek Charles & Lourenço Quintal at Ponta do Pargo - 11/07/2006)

False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus Pilot Whale Globicephala macrorhynchus Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Stenella frontalis Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis

Other species observed: Mediterranean Monk Seal Monachus monachus and Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta.