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

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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.