A Zino's a day (on the pelagic expedition) keeps the stress away!

...And customers hurray!
Another successful pelagic with not such a great number of seabirds but with great views of the aimed species! Of, course, Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis and Bulwer's petrel Bulweria bulwerii were observed everyday in good numbers.

6th July 2015 - waves ENE between 1.5 and 2 meters, northeast wind up to 12 knots
2 Pterodroma sp. - on the way to the chumming area
Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
1 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
3 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
1 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
2 Great shearwater - on the way back

Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Blue shark Prionace glauca

7th July 2015 - waves NE between 1.5 and 2 meters, northeast wind up to 15 knots
4 Fea's petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - 2 on the way up
1 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
5 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
1 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
1 Great shearwater Puffinus gravis - on the way back

Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis

8th July 2015 - wind NE up to 20 knots, 1 meter waves
6 Fea's petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - on the way to the chumming position (2 confirmed, 4 probable Fea's as they flew by a bit far from the boat)
1 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
1 White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina hypoleuca - fed from the chum for a while
1 Great shearwater Puffinus gravis
2 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
2 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis

Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis