We've got perfect ocean and wind conditions and great views of the seabirds species that passed on the chum slick but we missed the now rare White-faced storm petrel and the always elusive Barolo's shearwater. As usual, Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii and Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis were the commonest birds in all 3 afternoons. Several flying fish were watched in all trips.
14th June 2025 - Northern wind up to 8 knots and 1.5 to 2 meters NW swell
>25 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus - 2 on the way up; 3 on the chum slick and all others on the return
3 Desertas/Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
5 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
2 European Storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
3 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira - 1 on the way back
3 Common tern Sterna hirundo - 2 on the way back
Pterodroma sp. on the return
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus - on the way back
3 Bryde’s whale Balaenoptera edeni
13th June 2025 - NNE wind between 4 and 10 knots, 0.5 meter waves
Pterodroma sp. - 3 on the way up
Desertas/Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
10 European Storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus - 5 of them at the same time on the chum
2 Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
5 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
3 Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus - 2 at the same time as 5 European at the chum
Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
2 Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro
12th June 2025 - NNW wind between 6 and 8 knots and 1 meter swell from N
3 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus - 1 on the way up and 2 on the way back
3 Common tern Sterna hirundo - 1 on the way up
3 Desertas/Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - 2 on the way up
4 Pterodroma sp. - 1 on the way up but all too distant for a positive ID
7 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
2 European Storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus - juvenile
Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira - showed when we were just about to leave the chum slick
Bryde’s whale Balaenoptera edeni
Portuguese Man-of-war Physalia physalis