Trip led by Enrique Couve | Fantastico Sur Expeditions, Chile

Ornitholidays 'Birds & Wine' trip co-led by Mike Witherick

November 20, 2009 | Pelagic trip off Quintero 06:00am | Windy, heavy swell

 

Penguins | Spheniscidae

Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) 20 ind.

 

Albatrosses | Diomedeidae

Northem Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) 5 ind.

Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora) 1 ind.

Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) 10 ind.

Buller's Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) 1 ind.

Salvin's Albatross (Thalassarche salvini) 30 ind.

 

Shearwaters & Petrels | Procellariidae

Cape Petrel (Daption capense) 10 ind.

Defilippi's Petrel (Pterodroma defilippiana) 6 ind.            

White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) 30 ind.

Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica) 20 ind.             

Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus) 50 ind.

Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) 50 ind.

 

Storm-Petrels | Hydrobatidae

Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) 10 ind.

 

Diving-Petrels | Pelecanoididae

Peruvian Diving-Petrel (Pelecanoides garnotii) 6 ind.

 

Pelicans | Pelecanidae

Peruvian Pelican (Pelecanus thagus) 50 ind.

 

Gannets & Boobies | Sulidae

Peruvian Booby (Sula variegata) 50 ind.

 

Cormorants | Phalacrocoracidae             

Guanay Cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) 20 ind.

             

Sandpipers & Allies | Scolopacidae             

Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) 10 ind.

 

Gulls | Laridae             

Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) 100 ind.

Brown-hooded Gull (Larus maculipennis) 10 ind.

Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan) 20 ind.

Elegant Tern (Sterna elegans) 10 ind.

South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea) 100 ind.

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 20 ind.            

 

Mammals

South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) 5 ind.

Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus) 1 ind. offshore

Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) 10 ind. inside the Bay of Quintero

 

Have a look on Enrique's pictures taken on this trip

Soon!

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