Birdwatching and Seawatching Report, September 2006

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

Birds Class Aves

Cetaceans Order Cetacea

Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Wheater Oenanthe oenanthe
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa hispanica
Madeira Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia madeirensis
Buff-breasted SandpiperTryngites subruficollis
Spotted Sandpiper Calidris macularia

Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus
Pilot Whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Stenella frontalis
Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus

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

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