After two weeks of very strong winds it calmed down just for this pelagic expedition, so we were lucky to get the perfect conditions for a relatively comfortable trip with good chances for seabirds! As usual, Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii and, in fewer numbers, Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus were observed everyday.
14th of June 2026 - North wind, 7 knots at the beginning increasing to 13 knots by the end of the afternoon. 1.5 meter NE swell and 0.5 meter wind waves from N
7 Desertas' petrel Pterodroma deserta - 1 on the way up
4 Pterodroma sp - 1 on the way to the chumming position
7 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
7 Common tern Sterna hirundo
Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Only 1 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus observed today
Common Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus
Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
13th of June 2026 - 9 to 14 knots of N wind. 1 meter NE swell and 0.5 meter Southern waves.
4 Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
2 European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
4 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
2 Common tern Sterna hirundo
2 Desertas' petrel Pterodroma deserta
Pterodroma sp. - wrong timing just when we started going up to the slick
Wilson’s Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Short-finned pilot whales Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus
Stripped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
12th of June 2026 - 1.2 meter swell from N and 8 knots of NW wind
Desertas' petrel Pterodroma deserta - 1 on the way up
4 Pterodroma sp. - 1 on the way up ( too far to I’d)
10 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
11 Common tern Sterna hirundo - 2 on the way up
2 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira - 1 on the way back
2 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Common Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis