Indeed we saw them all! Although the wind conditions were not ideal we managed to watch close all the aimed species which makes this another successful Zino's Petrel Pelagic Expedition!
26th May 2015 - The Northerly wind was light, up to 10 knots though the sea was a bit choppy with a swell up to 1.5 meters:
1 Fea's petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
2 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira
3 European Storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis - several birds
Bulwer's petrel Bulweria bulwerii - a few dozens
Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus puffinus - around 20 birds
6 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
1 Skua Stercorarius sp. - too far to ID
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
260515 amazing pelagics with @windbirds saw the extremes of Zino's underwing, pale bird scoring 4 and a dark 0-1 pic.twitter.com/tVKGJD2I5i
— Mark Darlaston (@Mark_Darlaston) June 5, 2015
27th May 2015 wind blowing from N/NE up to 12 knots and waves up to 1 meter
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
2 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
1 Pterodroma sp. - too far to ID
1 Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
6 European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
3 Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro
270515 pelagic with @windbirds, gave comparison of Wilson's and Band-rumped (Madeiran) Storm-petrel underside view pic.twitter.com/n4IjAxR8tQ
— Mark Darlaston (@Mark_Darlaston) June 6, 2015
28th May 2015 - light wind shifting from East to North, choppy sea with waves up to 1.5 meters
2 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae/deserta
1 Zino's/Fea's Pterodroma madeira/feae - one of those limital birds...
1 Pterodroma sp. - too far to ID
2 European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
1 Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus
6 Madeiran Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro
1 White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina hypoleuca
1 Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus (Arctic Skua)
Sabine's gull Xema sabini
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
On my last Madeira pelagic 280515 @windbirds finally the bird I really wanted to see and it did not disappoint pic.twitter.com/4yQHhqcTzg
— Mark Darlaston (@Mark_Darlaston) June 5, 2015
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