Zino's Petrel Pelagic Expedition 2012 - August 1, 2, 3

The first Zino's Petrel pelagic expedition of August 2012 already showed some vagrant birds as Wilson's storm petrel and Sooty shearwater but the later in the month the better it gets for birds on migration...

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July 2012 birdwatching news for Madeira

21st July 2012 at Faial river mouth
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis - observed by Thierry Decouttere (TD) from France and also observed on the 26th by Thomas Kuppel from Germany

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Zino's Petrel Pelagic Expedition 2012 - July 23, 24, 25

Another Pelagic Expedition in Madeira run with good quality observations though not such big numbers of species seen...

25th July

1 Pterodroma sp. on the way to the chum

1 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea

1 Madeiran (storm) petrel Oceanodroma castro

Cory's shearwaters Calonectris diomedea

Bulwer's petrels Bulweria bulwerii

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Zino's Petrel Pelagic Expedition 2012 - July 10, 11, 12

A great pelagic trip where good species of pelagic birds were seen though the White-faced petrel did not visited us this time... Well, that is birdwatching! But the 7 different species of seabirds observed during this windy sea expedition where very close to the boat and well photographed!

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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...

Madeiran Storm Petrel, Madeira Pelagic

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Zino's Petrel Pelagic Expedition 2012 - June 4, 5, 6

One more memorable Madeira Zino's Petrel pelagic expedition, by Wind Birds, went by with the aimed species well observed and with extraordinary moments performed by Gervai's Beaked whales and by 37 Madeiran Storm-petrel on the chum!

Zino's Petrel in Madeira Pelagic Expedition

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