Tuesday 2 September 2008
Passage through SW Approaches
5 Great Shearwaters
5 Sooty Shearwaters
110 Manx Shearwaters
145 Fulmars
230 Gannets
1 Grey Phalarope
3 Sabine’s Gulls
18 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
50+ Common Dolphins
1 Minke Whale
1 Ocean Sunfish
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Monday 1 September 2008
255 miles SW of Isles of Scilly, UK
14 Cory’s Shearwaters
7 Great Shearwaters
1 Manx Shearwater
4 Wilson’s Storm-petrels
2 Gannets
1 Sabine’s Gull
8+ Fin Whales
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Sunday 31 August 2008
255 miles SW of Isles of Scilly, UK
57 Cory’s Shearwaters (all borealis)
68 Great Shearwaters
44 Manx Shearwaters
2 Little Shearwaters (both baroli)
1 Sooty Shearwater
4 Wilson’s Storm-petrels (2 attracted to chum)
21 Gannets
7 Pomarine Skuas
1 Great Skua
1 Sabine’s Gull
1 Grey Phalarope
6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
1 Sanderling
2 Reed Warblers
1 Convolvulus Hawk-moth (found dying on deck)
1 Ocean Sunfish (pecked by LBBGull)
1 Portuguese Man-o-War
1 Sei Whale
4 Fin Whales
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Saturday 30 August 2008
305 miles SW of Isles of Scilly, UK
34 Cory’s Shearwaters (all borealis)
11 Manx Shearwaters
1 Great Shearwater
1 Sooty Shearwater
1 Little Shearwater (baroli)
16 Wilson’s Storm-petrels (6 attracted to chum)
2 Madeiran Storm-petrels (attracted to chum)
3 Gannets
3 Pomarine Skuas
1 Great Skua
1 Arctic Skua
3 Grey Phalaropes
5 Arctic Terns
4 Commic Terns
2 Reed Warblers (1 with Belgian ring - 10268771)
2 Wheatears (1 Greenland race – later found dead - WL 107 mm)
1 White Wagtail
1 Sei Whale
1 Fin Whale (probable - distant blow)
10 Long-finned Pilot Whales (1 pod)
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Friday 29 August 2008
190 miles NW of Cape Finisterre, Spain
39 Cory’s Shearwaters (all borealis)
1 Scopoli’s Shearwater (probable)
1 Manx Shearwater
9 Wilson’s Storm-petrels (4 attracted to chum)
2 Madeiran Storm-petrels (attracted to chum)
1 Grey Phalarope (found dead on deck – WL 128 mm)
1 Pied Flycatcher (on deck)
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Thursday 28 August 2008
170 miles NW of Cape Finisterre, Spain
41 Cory’s Shearwaters (all borealis)
1 Manx Shearwater
1 Wilson’s Storm-petrel
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
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Wednesday 27 August 2008
195-215 miles W of Vigo, Spain
5 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
1 Great Shearwater
2 Manx Shearwaters
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
1 Grey Phalarope
1 Madeiran Storm-petrel (attracted to chum)
15 Wilson's Storm-petrels (attracted to chum)
1 Turnstone
1 Reed Warbler (on board)
1 Spotted Flycatcher (on board)
1 Dark Sword-grass (migrant moth)
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Tuesday 26 August 2008
205 miles NW of Berlengas Islands, Portugal to 225 miles W of Porto, Portugal
1 Cory's Shearwater (borealis)
2 Great Shearwaters
3 Manx Shearwaters
2 Arctic Skuas
1 Yellow-legged Gull
2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (adult and juvenile)
1 Wilson's Storm-petrel (attracted to chum)
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Monday 25 August 2008
135-155 miles NW of Berlengas Islands, Portugal
3 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
3 Grey Phalaropes
1 Great Skua
1 Black-headed Gull (first-summer)
1 Yellow-legged Gull
1 Gannet
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Sunday 24 August 2008
75-90 miles NW of Berlengas Islands, Portugal
7 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
4 Manx Shearwaters
7 Wilson's Storm-petrels
2 Grey Phalaropes
1 Sabine's Gull (adult attracted to chum)
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult attracted to chum)
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Saturday 23 August 2008
60-70 miles SW of Lisbon, Portugal
136 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
1 Manx Shearwater
1 Arctic Skua
1 Gannet
12 Arctic Terns
10 Common Terns
30 Commic Terns
1 Black Tern (juvenile)
27 Grey Phalaropes
2 Wilson's Storm-petrels (attracted to chum)
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Friday 22 August 2008
40-60 miles SW of Lisbon, Portugal
221 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
23 Sooty Shearwaters
12 Manx Shearwaters
13 Wilson's Storm-petrels (5 attracted to chum)
2 Pomarine Skuas
2 Arctic Skuas
1 Great Skua
3 Gannets
6 Sabine's Gulls
46 Grey Phalaropes
76 Common Terns
15 Arctic Terns
138 Commic Terns
20+ Common Dolphins
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Thursday 21 August 2008
70 miles SW of Lisbon, Portugal
20 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
4 Grey Phalaropes (all first-summers?)
4 Wilson's Storm-petrels (attracted to chum)
1 Sooty Shearwater
10 Commic Terns
2 Common Terns
1 Arctic Skua
1 Yellow-legged Gull
1 Racing Pigeon
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Wednesday 20 August 2008
70 miles SW of Lisbon, Portugal
21 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
9 Grey Phalaropes (all first-summers?)
8 Wilson's Storm-petrels (1 attracted to chum)
4 Manx Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
1 Sabine's Gull (adult)
1 Whiskered Tern (adult)
2 Black Terns (juveniles)
2 Common Terns
4 Commic Terns
2 Arctic Skuas
2 Pomarine Skuas
1 Yellow-legged Gull (3rd-summer)
2 Racing Pigeons
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Tuesday 19 August 2008
100-120 miles SW of Lisbon, Portugal
18 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
7 Wilson's Storm-petrels (2 attracted to chum)
4 Grey Phalaropes (first-summers?)
4 Common Terns
1 Manx Shearwater
1 Swinhoe's Storm-petrel (seen well and presumed to be this species - full details to come later)
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Monday 18 August 2008
60 miles WSW of Cap St Vincent, SW Portugal to 70 miles WNW of Cap St Vincent, SW Portugal
23 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
22 Grey Phalaropes (all in 'winter' plumage - first-summer birds?)
11 Common Terns
9 Commic Terns
1 Wilson's Storm-petrel (attracted to chum)
1 Madeiran Storm-petrel (attracted to chum)
1 Sabine's Gull (adult attracted to chum)
1 Bordered Straw (migrant moth - found dead)
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Sunday 17 August 2008
70-85 miles SW of Cap St Vincent, SW Portugal
3-5 Wilson's Storm-petrels (attracted to chum)
3 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
2 Manx Shearwaters
1 Sooty Shearwater
1 Common Tern
1 Commic Tern
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Saturday 16 August 2008
90-105 miles SW of Cap St Vincent, SW Portugal
3 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
2 Commic Terns
1 Wilson's Storm-petrel (attracted to chum)
1 Loggerhead Turtle
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Friday 15 August 2008
85 miles SW of Cap St Vincent, SW Portugal
23 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
3 Wilson's Storm-petrels (attracted to chum)
3-4 Common Terns (incl a juvenile)
3 Commic Terns
2 Loggerhead Turtles
1 dead Hummingbird Hawk-moth (migrant moth)
1 dead Dark Sword-grass (migrant moth)
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Thursday 14 August
110 miles SSW of Cap St Vincent, SW Portugal to 85 miles SW of Cap St Vincent, SW Portugal
9 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
1 Arctic Skua
1 Commic Tern
1 storm-petrel sp. (prob. Wilson's)
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Wednesday 13 August 2008
130 miles W of Casablanca, Morocco to 105 miles NW of Casablanca, Morocco
2 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
2 Common Terns
1 Pomarine Skua (adult)
1 Grey Phalarope (first-summer?)
1 turtle sp. (prob. Loggerhead)
20+ flying fish
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Tuesday 12 August 2008
130-165 miles NW of Cap de Mazagan, Morocco
6 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
1 Bulwer's Petrel
3-4 Madeiran Storm-petrels (attracted to chum)
1 storm-petrel sp (prob European Storm-petrel)
1 Arctic Tern (first-summer)
10 Common Terns
15-20 Common Dolphins
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Monday 11 August 2008
150 miles NW of Cap Sim, Morocco to 150 miles NW of Cap Beddouza, Morocco
18 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
4 Grey Phalaropes (all presumed to be first-summers?)
1 Pomarine Skua
1 Arctic Skua
25 Commic Terns
20-30 dolphin sp (prob Common Dolphins)
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Sunday 10 August 2008
175-190 miles ESE of Madeira
32 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
2 Grey Phalaropes (first-summers)
1 Pomarine Skua (pale adult)
2 tern sp.
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Saturday 9 August 2008
175-190 miles ESE of Madeira
21 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
2-3 Commic Terns
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Friday 8 August 2008
135 miles E of Madeira to 180 miles E of Madeira
17 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
1 Grey Phalarope
1 Madeiran Storm-petrel (attracted to chum)
1 Yellow-legged Gull (adult atlantis)
1 turtle sp.
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Thursday 7 August 2008
70 miles NNE of Selvage Islands to 90 miles ESE of Madeira
105 Bulwer's Petrels (up to 15 attracted to chum)
82 Cory's Shearwaters (all borealis)
3 Madeiran Storm-petrels (2 attracted to chum)
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Wednesday 6 August 2008
25 miles south of Selvage Islands to 30 miles east of Selvage Islands
146 Cory’s Shearwaters (all borealis)
97 Bulwer’s Petrels
2 Madeiran Storm-petrels (attracted to chum)
4 White-faced Storm-petrel
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Tuesday 5 August 2008
Santa Cruz, Tenerife to 35 miles north of East Tenerife
268 Cory’s Shearwaters (all borealis)
1 Little Shearwater (seen briefly in poor light, presumed baroli)
23 Bulwer’s Petrels
1 European Storm-petrel
6 Flying Fish
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