By mid-August we were expecting some more seabird species passing by on their migration but we still got a Long-tailed Jaeger and a few Arctic tern. As per usual, Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis and Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii were watched all three afternoons.
21st August 2025 - NE wind between 12 and 14 knots and 1.5 to 2 meters swell from same direction
7 Desertas/Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - 1 on the way up
4 Pterodroma sp. - 2 on the way up
15 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus flying south
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
Atlantic spotted dolphin
20th August 2025 - 8 knots of NE wind and 1.5 meter swell from same direction
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
4 Wilson’s storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
3 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
White-faced storm petrel Pelagodroma marina hypoleuca
>20 (presumed) Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus on the way back
19th August 2025 - Northern wind between 6 and 8 knots. Waves up to 1 meter from NE
4 Desertas/Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - 3 on the way up
2 Pterodroma sp. - 1 on the way up and the other flew by the chum too quick for a positive ID though it’s size suggested P. madeira
4 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus- 1 on the way up
2 Wilson’s storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
7 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
6 Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea
Atlantic spotted dolphins