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.

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