We do not know what is happening with Madeiran Storm Petrels but this is the second pelagic expedition they do not show... This time we had good wind and even a day with some stormy weather but no storm petrels at all! At least Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii and Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis are still a constant everyday though the number of Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus observed is decreasing as their breeding season in Madeira is ending soon.
26th of June 2026 - 8 knots of North wind and 0.5 meter waves from NE
21 Desertas' petrel Pterodroma deserta - 3 on the way up (2 of them sitting)
4 Pterodroma sp - 2 on the way up
6 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
4 Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
Shortfin Mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus - fortunately it appeared by the end of the day, on our last drift, as it destroyed our chum bucket...
25th of June 2026 - 5 knots of westerly wind, 1.3 meter swell from NE
9 Desertas' petrel Pterodroma deserta
6 Pterodroma sp - 3 on the way up
4 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Puffinus puffinus puffinus
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
3 Common tern Sterna hirundo
Atlantic Spotted dolphins Stenella frontalis
Blue shark Prionace glauca
Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
24th of June 2026 - 13 knots WNW wind and 1.2 meter swell from N
7 Desertas' petrel Pterodroma deserta - 3 on the way up and 2 feeding on the chum for more than half an hour
4 Pterodroma sp - 2 on the way up
12 Common tern Sterna hirundo
4 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
3 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira - 1 on the way up
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
Roseate tern Sterna dougallii
Puffinus puffinus puffinus
Atlantic Spotted dolphins Stenella frontalis
Common Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus