The weather and sea conditions were perfect for 3 comfortable trips and for the seabirds to fly around and smell the chum but it seems that it was not enough for the local storm petrels to show up... Despite it, we have great views of the Pterodromas and the 'foreign' storm-petrels! Again, Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii and Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis were our companions throughtout the afternoons.
6th June 2025 - N wind between 9 and 12 knots. NE waves up to 0.7 meter
3 Desertas/Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta - 2 on the way up
2 Pterodroma sp. - both flew too distant to ID
At least 4 European Storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus - 2 at the same time on the chum
5 Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus - by the evening there were 3 at the same time on the slick
3 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
2 Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
Barolo’s Shearwater Puffinus baroli - flew across the end of the slick in a distance
2 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
5th June 2025 - NE wind up to 11 knots and waves from the same direction up to 1 meter
6 Desertas/Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus - followed and played with the boat on the way up for nearly half an hour.
Common tern Sterna hirundo
3 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
5 European Storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus - 2 at the same time on the chum slick
1 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
3 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus
2 Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus - by the evening they were both feeding on the slick together with the 2 European storm petrels
Short-finned pilot whales Globicephala macrorhynchus
4th June 2025 - NW wind between 4 and 6 knots. NNE waves up to 1 meter
Several Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus - on the way up and a few on the chum
17 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
2 European Storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
3 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
1 Pterodroma sp.
Atlantic Spotted dolphins Stenella frontalis