Zino's Petrel Pelagic Expedition 2012 - June 12, 13, 14

This Madeira Zino's Petrel Pelagic Expedition, by Wind Birds was very rewarding though a bit tiring as strong wind is what the seabirds love though it makes the trip a bit hard for us...

14th June

Cory's shearwaters Calonectris diomedea

Bulwer's petrels Bulweria bulwerii

Manx shearwaters Puffinus puffinus

3 Yellow-legged Gulls Larus michahellis

1 Madeiran petrel Oceanodroma castro

Atlantic spotted-dolphins Stenella frontalis

13th June

1 Zino's petrel Pterodroma madeira on the way

2 White-faced petrels Pelagodroma marina

12 Madeiran petrels Oceanodroma castro

1 Fino's (Fea's/Zino's) petrel Pterodroma feae/madeira

1 Zino's petrel Pterodroma madeira

1 Common Tern Sterna hirundo

1 Great/South Polar Skua - still in ID decision process

1 Pterodroma sp. on the way back

Cory's shearwaters Calonectris diomedea

Bulwer's petrels Bulweria bulwerii

12th June

4 Pterodromas sp. on the way to the chum

5 Zino's Petrels Pterodroma madeira - 2 flying together

1 Fea's petrel Pterodroma feae

1 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus

1 European storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus

Cory's shearwaters Calonectris diomedea

Manx shearwaters Puffinus puffinus

Bulwer's petrels Bulweria bulwerii

Atlantic spotted-dolphins Stenella frontalis