It was a tough pelagic as the ocean swell and waves made it quite choppy and the wind was just about right for the seabirds which is not so comfortable on us... But we had excellent views of the petrels and storm petrels and even a Barolo's shearwater came to the chum and quite close to the boat! As usual, Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis and Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii were watched everyday while Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus only in the first 2 days.
29th May 2025 - NE wind between 9 and 12 knots. 1.5 meter waves from NE
1 Pterodroma sp. on the way up
3 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
3 Desertas/Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
Common tern Sterna hirundo
4 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
European Storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
2 Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro
Atlantic Spotted dolphins Stenella frontalis
28th May 2025 - NE wind between 12 and 14 knots with gusts of 17- 20 knots. 1.5 meter waves from NE
2 Pterodroma sp. - on the way up
2 Barolo’s Shearwater Puffinus baroli - 1 on the way up and 1 that came to the slick and close to the boat
Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
2 Lesser Black-backed gull Larus fuscus
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Desertas/Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro
27th May 2025 - NE wind between 7 and 10knots. 2 meter waves from NNE
7 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
5 European Storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus - 3 at the same time on the slick
5 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira - 1 was on the way back
Desertas/Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta Pterodroma feae/deserta
2 Bryde’s whales Balaenoptera edeni