Category Archives: Seabirds

Red-billed Tropicbird and August Pelagic

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

Lanzarote, late August. The pioneering pelagics will be continuing off Lanzarote. Some old posts here  and here . I’ll be joining the guys Dani and Juan for a ‘Birding Frontiers’ special 2 day gig over 27th-28th of August. There are a few spare places. Dani writes: … Continue reading →

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Dani López-Velasco – Top Team Moments 2012

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

“Choosing my best bird of 2012 is somewhat difficult, as I´ve been quite lucky this year in terms of seeing both high-quality species and good self-founds. If I had to choose one, I think the bird that I felt most … Continue reading →

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Shetland – days 7 & 8

Posted on October 6, 2012 by

The is the half-time tea interval during Martin’s two-week trip to Shetland, so he is back staying with us for a couple of nights before setting off with Shetland Nature group no. 2 first thing tomorrow, Sunday. The first week … Continue reading →

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On the beaches

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

Here’s another quick post from Shetland, in response to Martin getting excited about redpolls. I am bereft of redpolls to blog about, so here’s a couple of birds from yesterday’s beached bird survey – carried out monthly, year-round, in Shetland … Continue reading →

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Interesting Wilson’s Petrel

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

With white belly feathering One of the more curious birds seen out of a very nice selection over 2 days of full on pelagic birding at the Banco de la Concepción, N.of Lanzarote, on 15-16th Sept. 2012. It made me wonder about the Fuegian Petrel … Continue reading →

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Seabird Masterclass: The Results

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

7-9 September 2012 by Martin Very pleased with our first ventures into guided Seabird events- billed as Seabird Masterclasses. They are open to all and indeed we did have both very experienced and new birders. As one person put it: “Despite gloriously … Continue reading →

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The Pomarine Skua Show

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

Spoons up! by Martin Full report to follow. For now, headlining act on our Seabird weekend event was this adult Pomarine Skua. Seen coming in to the chum at the back of the boat, a skua was called out. Heading toward the back of the boat, I quickly picked the bird up just … Continue reading →

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Scopoli’s Shearwater

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

2nd record for Canaries by Martin They shouldn’t be called pelagics; they should be called ‘super pelagics!’ A species I haven’t mentioned yet, seen on the Lanzarote Pelagics at the end of June 2012 was Scopoli’s Shearwater. As if Wilson’s, Madeiran, Storm, White-faced and Bulwer’s Petrels wasn’t enough! I … Continue reading →

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Fea´s Petrel off NW Spain

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

The first Fea´s/Zino´s identified to species level in Iberian waters by Dani López-Velasco The number of Fea´s / Zino´s Petrels recorded off NW Spain has increased dramatically over the last couple of years. Numbers peaked last year (2011), when local … Continue reading →

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