New species - 29 october 2011

On 29th October 2011 a new pelagic trip was performed in the 'Chasula'. As the forecast was not OK for a long (12 miles offshore) pelagic trip, captain decided to visit a well-known fishing point called "Os Setembros", just 7 miles W of Ons islands, were both seabirds and marine mammals were seen in summer.

Nine participants (including TV group) plus the crew observed the following species (bold: highlights, italics: approximate numbers), including new species for Seabirds Galicia: Charadrius hiaticula, Larus sabini, Rissa tridactyla, Alca torda and Anthus pratensis:

Melanitta nigra	42
Puffinus gravis	86
Puffinus mauretanicus	5
Oceanites oceanicus	2
Hydrobates pelagicus	23
Morus bassanus	55
Phalacrocorax carbo	10
Phalacrocorax aristotelis	150
Ardea cinerea	2
Egretta garzetta	3
Charadrius hiaticula	10
Calidris alpina	1
Arenaria interpres	9
Stercorarius skua	5
Stercorarius pomarinus	7
Stercorarius parasiticus	1
Larus melanocephalus	5
Larus sabini	1
Larus ridibundus	50
Larus fuscus	250
Larus michahellis	230
Larus marinus	3
Rissa tridactyla	1
Sterna sandvicensis	4
Alca torda	2
Anthus pratensis	2
Motacilla alba	1
Hydrobatidae	2
Larus sp.	150
Cetacea	1

(this individual was seen breaching twice, no certain ID).