Birdwatching and Seawatching Report, August 2006

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

Birds Class Aves

Cetaceans Order Cetacea

Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
Madeira Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Sandwich TernSterna sandvicensis
Common Waxbills Estrilda astrild
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa hispanica
Madeira Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia madeirensis
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Red Knot Calidris canutus

Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus
Bryde's Whale Balaenoptera edeni
Pilot Whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Stenella frontalis
Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis

Other species observed: Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta.