Boat trip cancellation of Saturday 1

Due to forecasts of bad sea, with waves up to three meters, short and poor visibility the pattern of Chasula decided to cancel the boat trip as the sea state and visibility can condition quite the sighting and photograph well and safety on board. So until the end of February will not be realized, in principle, more pelagic boat trips but is expected to make a departure from wintering bird watching inside the Arosa estuary in January.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

October 13. New pictures

New images of the highlights of the boat trip on Saturday, October 13. The authors of the photos are: Juan Gomez Escariz, Jose Antonio Acuna, "Luma" *, Jose Luis Lorenzo Garcia , " Colón"**, Cosme Damian Romay Cousido and José Luis Fernández Carnero. All photos were kindly sent for this blog and are (c) of the authors.

Cory's shearwater(Calonectris diomedea), 13/10/2012,off  SW Galicia. (c) J. L. Lorenzo García, "Colón".

Cory's shearwater(Calonectris diomedea), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) X. L. Fernández Carnero

Cory's shearwater(Calonectris diomedea), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) Juan Gómez Escariz

Sooty shearwater(Puffinus griseus), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) Juan Gómez Escariz

Sooty shearwater(Puffinus griseus), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) X. L. Fernández Carnero

Sooty shearwater(Puffinus griseus), 13/10/2012,off SW Galicia. (c) C. Damián Romay Cousido

Sooty shearwater(Puffinus griseus), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. L. Lorenzo García, "Colón".

Great shearwater(Puffinus gravis), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) Juan Antonio Acuña "Luma"

Great shearwater (Puffinus gravis), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) Juan Gómez Escariz

Great shearwater(Puffinus gravis), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) Juan Antonio Acuña "Luma"

Great shearwater(Puffinus gravis), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) X. L. Fernández Carnero

Wilson's storm-petrel(Oceanites oceanicus), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) X. L. Fernández Carnero

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) Juan Antonio Acuña "Luma"

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), 13/10/2012,off  SW Galicia. (c) X. L. Fernández Carnero

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. L. Lorenzo García, "Colón"

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. L. Lorenzo García, "Colón"

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) Juan Antonio Acuña, "Luma"

European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), 13/10/2012,off  SW Galicia. (c) X. L. Fernández Carnero

Great skua (Stercorarius skua) attacking a lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus), 13/10/2012,off  SW Galicia. (c) J. L. Lorenzo García, "Colón"

Great skua (Stercorarius skua), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. L. Lorenzo García, "Colón"

Great skua (Stercorarius skua), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) Juan Gómez Escariz

Common gull (Larus canus), 13/10/2012,off SW Galicia. (c) C. Damián Romay Cousido

Common gull (Larus canus), 13/10/2012, off  SW Galicia. (c) Juan Gómez Escariz

Sabine's gull (Xema sabini), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) Juan Gómez Escariz

Sabine's gull  (Xema sabini), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. L. Lorenzo García, "Colón"

Sabine's gull (Xema sabini), 13/10/2012,off  SW Galicia. (c) J. L. Lorenzo García, "Colón"

Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. L. Lorenzo García," Colón"

Mediterranean gull, first winter (Larus melanocephalus), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) Juan Gómez Escariz

Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus), 13/10/2012. off SW Galicia (c) J. L. Lorenzo García, "Colón"

Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) , 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) C. Damián Romay Cousido

Common tern (Sterna hirundo), 13/10/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) X. L. Fernández Carnero

Common tern (Sterna hirundo), 13/10/2012, off  SW Galicia. (c) C. Damián Romay Cousido

Common tern (Sterna hirundo), 13/10/2012,off SW Galicia. (c) Jose Luis Lorenzo García,. "Colón"

Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra), 13/10/2012, off  SW Galicia. (c) Jose Luis Lorenzo García, "Colón"

Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), 13/10/2012, off  SW Galicia (c) C. Damián Romay Cousido

Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), 13/10/2012 off SW Galicia (c) X. L. Fernández Carnero

Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis), 13/10/2012,off SW Galicia. (c) J. L. Lorenzo García,"Colón"

Sunfish (Mola mola), 13/10/2012,off SW Galicia. (c) X. L. Fernández Carnero

* www.lumafoto.es

** https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=114580628819757141115&target=ALBUM&id=5800412556657218577&authkey=Gv1sRgCLywlLq81d-I-QE&feat=email

13th October 2012: more Sabine's!

This pelagic was performed at the same time as the famous "Festa do Marisco" (shellfish fair) in O Grove, on Saturday 13th October. There were a good number of sightings. br />
Here below are the results of the pelagic (bold: most relevant sights; italic: approximate numbers):

BIRDS:

Melanitta nigra	5
Hydrobates pelagicus	1
Oceanites oceanicus	1
Calonectris diomedea	4
Puffinus gravis	16
Puffinus griseus	9
Puffinus mauretanicus	2
Morus bassanus	170
Phalacrocorax carbo	2
Phalacrocorax aristotelis	96
Ardea cinerea	4
Egretta garzetta	1
Arenaria interpres	1
Stercorarius skua	7
Stercorarius parasiticus	5
Stercorarius pomarinus	2
Larus melanocephalus	10
Larus canus	1	(first for this autumn)
Chroicocephalus ridibundus	4
Larus fuscus	321
Larus michahellis	650
Larus marinus	3
Xema sabini	120	(record for Seabirds Galicia)
Sterna hirundo	4
Sterna sandvicensis	8
MAMMALS:
Delphinus delphis	31
Tursiops truncatus	12
FISH:
Mola mola	6

And some pictures (to be completed in the next days):

Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), 13/10/2012, 12 nm W of Ons islands, SW Galicia. (c) Xoán Diéguez. 

Great shearwater (Puffinus gravis), 13/10/2012, 12 nm W of Ons islands, SW Galicia. (c) Xoán Diéguez.  

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), 13/10/2012, 2 nm SW of Sálvora island, SW Galicia. (c) Xoán Diéguez.  

Great skua (Stercorarius skua), 13/10/2012, 12 nm W of Ons islands, SW Galicia. (c) Xoán Diéguez.  

Great Skua (Stercorarius skua), 13/10/2012, 12 nm W of Ons islands, SW Galicia. (c) Xoán Diéguez. 

Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus), 13/10/2012, 2 nm SW of Sálvora island, SW Galicia. (c) Xoán Diéguez. 

Sabine's gull (Xema sabini), 13/10/2012, 12 nm W of Ons islands, SW Galicia. (c) Xoán Diéguez. 

8 September 2012 - storm-petrels and gannet

Last pictures of this series: Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), European storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) and Northern gannet (Morus bassanus). Photos taken by Juan Gómez Escáriz, Xosé Luis Fernández Carnero and José Manuel Arribas González during the pelagic performed on 8th September 2012 off O Grove (SW Galicia). All photos were kindly sent for this blog and are (c) of the authors.

Wilson's storm-petrel, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. M. Arribas González

Wilson's storm-petrel, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

European storm-petrel, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) J. Gómez Escáriz

European storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) with a great shearwater (Puffinus gravis) in the background, 8/9/2012, SW Galicia. (c) X. L. Fernández Carnero

Northern gannet, 'misty' juvenile, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) X. L. Fernández Carnero

Northern gannet, juvenile, 8/9/2012, off SW Galicia. (c) X. L. Fernández Carnero