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Atlantic Odyssey 2015
WildWings voyage summary
Before joining the ship, highlights in Ushuaia included a vagrant Greater Yellowlegs. Once out in the Drake Passage the first of many species of seabirds were seen, such as Wandering, Southern Royal, Black-‐browed, Grey-‐headed and Light-‐mantled Sooty Albatross, Southern Fulmar, Sooty Shearwater and Blue, Cape and Mottled Petrel. Our time in Antarctica included stops at Deception Island, Cierva Cove and Brown Bluff, where the only Snow Petrel of the trip was seen in a cavity among rocks. Other birds included Southern Giant-‐Petrel, Antarctic Shag, Chinstrap, Gentoo and Adelie Penguin and both South Polar and Brown Skua. Large numbers of whales were seen, including Antarctic Minke, Humpback, Fin, Southern Right and an astonishing 100 Killer Whales (Orcas) in several pods. The passage to South Georgia was productive too, with Wilson’s and Black-‐bellied Storm-‐petrel, Antarctic Prion, White-‐chinned, Soft-‐plumaged and Kerguelan Petrel, Common Diving-‐Petrel, Shy Albatross and the first Sooty Albatross, Great Shearwater, King and Macaroni Penguin plus Fairy Prions. Joining us on the ship was a flock of landbirds – 7 Cattle Egrets and 1 Snowy Egret! New cetaceans were spotted too: Southern Bottlenose Whale and Hourglass Dolphin. At the island itself another right whale was seen. Several landings were made and new birds included the SG Diving-‐Petrel, SG Pintail, SG Pipit and SG Shag. Surprises included a Sooty Albatross, a few Soft-‐plumaged and Great-‐winged Petrels plus many Kerguelan Petrels too. Our next destination was Gough Island, several days away. En-‐route new species continued to be noted, such as Long-‐finned Pilot Whale, Northern Giant-‐Petrel, Sub-‐Antarctic Little Shearwater, Grey, Spectacled, Atlantic and White-‐headed Petrel, Grey-‐backed, Black-‐bellied and White-‐bellied Storm-‐petrels and Atlantic Yellow-‐nosed Albatross. Adding extra interest were yet more Cattle Egrets plus, for a lucky few, Southern Right Whale Dolphin. Gough produced large numbers of breeding seabird species plus Dusky Dolphin and, on a zodiac cruise, Sub-‐Antarctic Fur Seal, Common Noddy, Moseley’s (Northern Rockhopper) Penguin, Gough Bunting and Gough Moorhen. Prevented from getting off the ship by the adverse sea conditions at the Tristan archipelago, we were nevertheless pleased to see single dark morph Soft-‐plumaged and Atlantic Petrel among the many other birds.
Leaving most of the southern tubenoses behind, we next set course for St. Helena. The number of species seen declined rapidly but there were still new things to note: Cory’s Shearwater, Red-‐billed Tropicbird, Arctic Tern, Black Noddy, White Tern, Bulwer’s Petrel and Madeiran Storm-‐petrel. The biggest surprise came in the shape of several Trindade Petrels; several were seen later in the voyage too. Marine mammals were conspicuous by their absence but good views were had of a Dwarf Sperm Whale. St. Helena was excellent, as ever. The endemic St. Helena Plover was high on everyone’s ‘wanted’ list and they were, as ever, very easy to see. From the ship Common Bottlenose Dolphin, Pantropical Spotted Dolphin and two mating Green Turtles were seen. Trips on a local boat yielded already-‐seen resident seabirds plus Brown, Masked and Red-‐footed Booby. Seeing hundreds of Madeiran Storm-‐petrels was a real highlight so too were the two Whale Sharks. On both boat trips a totally unexpected bird was seen, possibly even a first for the island – an immature Ascension Frigatebird! The short passage to Ascension Island yielded more of interest -‐ very close views of 10-‐15 Sperm Whales, with a calf beside the ship, White-‐bellied Storm-‐petrel and a White-‐tailed Tropicbird. At Boatswainbird Island we saw thousands of frigatebirds and Masked Boobies as well as two other boobies, two species of noddies and more tropicbirds. The spectacle of all these birds at sunrise was very impressive. At Ascension itself, visits were made to both the huge Sooty Tern colony and the egg-‐laying Green Turtles. At the ship at night there were Bottlenose Dolphins catching flying fish, turtle hatchlings and a small sea snake swam by. Another long sea passage followed, to the port of Praia, on the Cape Verdean island of Santiago. More Trindade Petrels flew by, as did several Long-‐tailed Skuas and numerous Leach’s Storm-‐petrels. As the ship approached the islands Boyd’s Shearwater, Cape Verde Shearwater and Fea’s Petrel were the highlights. There were also more cetaceans: 6 Killer Whales, ca. 100 White-‐bellied Spinner Dolphins, unidentifiable beaked whales, Sowerby’s Beaked Whale, 7 Dwarf Sperm Whales together, Short-‐finned Pilot Whale and Rough-‐toothed Dolphin. Leaping billfish, a thresher shark species and a Great Hammerhead Shark rounded out the wildlife. Finally, we had a very successful birding trip on Santiago. In a few hours and within a few miles of Praia we were very pleased to see the endemic Cape Verde Swift, Iago Sparrow and Cape Verde Warbler plus Black Heron, Bourne’s Purple Heron, Brown-‐necked Raven, Black-‐crowned Sparrow-‐Lark, Bar-‐tailed Desert Lark (including a pair near a nest with two eggs) and several superb Cream-‐coloured Coursers. NB: The 2016 voyage will not be visiting the Antarctic Peninsula. By Simon Cook www.wildwings.co.uk
Atlantic Odyssey 2015
Wildlife List Part I – Ushuaia to Ascension Island
This is the list of wildlife seen on the voyage from Ushuaia, Argentina to Ascension Island via the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia, Gough Island, Tristan da Cunha
archipelago and St. Helena, 23rd March – 22nd April.
Birds
King Penguin -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Aptenodytes patagonicus
Gentoo Penguin -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Pygoscelis papua
Adelie Penguin -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. adeliae
Chinstrap Penguin -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. antarctica
North. Rockhopper Penguin -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ E. moseleyi
Macaroni Penguin -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ E. chrysolophus
Magellanic Penguin -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Spheniscus magellanicus
Wandering Albatross -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Diomedea exulans
Tristan Albatross -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ D. dabbenena
Southern Royal Albatross -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ D. epomophora
Shy Albatross -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Thalassarche cauta
Black-‐browed Albatross -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ T. melanophris
Grey-‐headed Albatross -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ T. chrysostoma
Atlantic Yellow-‐nosed Alb. -‐-‐-‐-‐ T. chlororhynchos
Sooty Albatross -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Phoebetria fusca
Light-‐mantled Sooty Albatross -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. palpebrata
Southern Giant Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ M. halli
Southern Fulmar-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Fulmarus glacialoides
Cape Petrel (Pintado) -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Daption capense
Snow Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Pagodroma nivea
Great-‐winged Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Pterodroma macroptera
Atlantic Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. incerta
Kerguelen Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. brevirostris
White-‐headed Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. lessoni
Soft-‐plumaged Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. mollis
Mottled Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. inexpecata
Trindade Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. arminjoniana
Blue Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Halobaena caerulea
Broad-‐billed Prion -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Pachyptila vittata
Antarctic Prion -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. desolata
Slender-‐billed Prion -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. belcheri
Fairy Prion -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. turtur
Bulwer's Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Bulweria bulwerii
White-‐chinned Petrel -‐-‐ Procellaria aequinoctialis
Spectacled Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. conspicillata
Grey Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. cinerea
Cory's Shearwater -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Calonectris diomedea
Great Shearwater -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Puffinus gravis
Sooty Shearwater -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. griseus
Sub-‐Antarctic Little Shearwater -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. elegans
Wilson’s Storm-‐petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Oceanites oceanicus
Grey-‐backed Storm-‐petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Garrodia nereis
Black-‐bellied Storm-‐petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Fregetta tropica
White-‐bellied Storm-‐petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ F. grallaria
White-‐faced Storm-‐petrel -‐-‐ Pelagodroma marina
Madeiran Storm-‐petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Oceanodroma castro
Leach’s Storm-‐petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ O. leucorhoa
Common Diving-‐Petrel -‐-‐-‐ Pelecanoides urinatrix
South Georgian Diving-‐Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. georgicus
Red-‐billed Tropicbird -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Phaethon aethereus
White-‐tailed Tropicbird -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. lepturus
Masked Booby -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Sula dactylatra
Red-‐footed Booby -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ S. sula
Brown Booby -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ S. leucogaster
Imperial Shag -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Phalacrocorax atriceps
Antarctic Shag-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. bransfieldensis
South Georgia Shag-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. georgianus
Rock Shag -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. magellanicus
Ascension Frigatebird -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Fregata aquila
Cattle Egret -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Bubulcus ibis
Snowy Egret -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Ardea thula
South Georgia Pintail -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Anas georgia
Pale-‐faced Sheathbill -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Chionis alba
St Helena Plover -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Charadrius sanctaehelenae
Brown Skua -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi Tristan Skua -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ C. a hamiltoni South Polar Skua -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ C. maccormicki
Chilean Skua -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ C. chilensis
Dolphin Gull -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Larus scoresbii
Kelp Gull -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ L. dominicanus
Brown-‐hooded Gull -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ L. maculipennis
Antarctic Tern -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Sterna vittata
South American Tern -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ S. hirundinacea
Arctic Tern -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ S. paradisaea
Sooty Tern -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ S. fuscata
White Tern-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Gygis alba
Black Noddy -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Anous minutus
Brown Noddy -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ A. stolidus
Gough Moorhen -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Gallinula comeri South Georgia Pipit -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Anthus antarcticus Gough Bunting -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Rowettia goughensis House Sparrow -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Passer domesticus
Introductions: Red-‐necked Francolin -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Francolinus afer
Barred Ground-‐Dove -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Geopelia striata
Common Waxbill -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Estrilda astrild
Madagascar Fody -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Foudia madagascariensis
Common (Indian) Mynah -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Acridotheres tristis
Java Sparrow -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Padda oryzivora
Yellow Canary -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Serinus flaviventris
Birds on board
Cape Petrel
Antarctic Prion
Blue Petrel
Kerguelan Petrel
Cattle Egret
Snowy Egret
Antarctic Tern
Madeiran Storm-‐petrel
Marine Mammals
Southern Right Whale -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Eubalaena australis
Fin Whale -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Balaenoptera physalus
Antarctic Minke Whale -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ B. bonaerensis
Sei Whale -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ B. borealis
Humpback Whale -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Megaptera novaeangliae
Sperm Whale -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Physeter macrocephalus
Dwarf Sperm Whale -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Kogia simus
Southern Bottlenose Whale-‐Hyperoodon planifrons
Killer Whale-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Orcinus orca
Long-‐finned Pilot Whale -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Globicephala melas
Dusky Dolphin -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ L. obscurus
Hourglass Dolphin -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ L. cruciger
Southern Right Whale Dolphin – Lissodelphis peronii
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin -‐-‐-‐ Stenella attenuata
C Bottlenose Dolphin -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Tursiops truncatus
Antarctic Fur Seal -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ A. gazelle
Subantarctic Fur Seal -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ A. tropicalis
Crabeater Seal -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Lobodon carcinophaga
Weddell Seal -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Leptonychotes weddellii
Leopard Seal -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Hydrurga leptonyx
Southern Elephant Seal -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Mirounga leonine
Butterflies
Long-‐tailed Blue -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Lampides boeticus
Selected other Wildlife
Atlantic Green Turtle -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Chelonia mydas
Hawksbill Turtle -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Eretmochelys imbricata
Blackfish -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Melichthys niger Flying Fish sp
Devil Ray -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐
Whale Shark -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐
Sea Snake sp.
Java Gecko (St Helena) -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Hemidactylus frenatus
Atlantic Odyssey 2015
Wildlife List Part 2 – Ascension Island to the Cape Verde Islands
This is the list of wildlife seen during the second part of the 2015 Atlantic Odyssey expedition cruise (from Ascension Island, South Atlantic to the Cape Verde Islands, off West Africa). The list covers sightings at Ascension Island, the five days at sea and those ashore during the last day of the expedition on the island of Santiago.
Birds
Fea’s Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Pterodroma feae
Trindade Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. arminjoniana
Bulwer's Petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Bulweria bulwerii
Cory's Shearwater -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Calonectris diomedea
Cape Verde Shearwater -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ C. edwardsii
Boyd’s Shearwater -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Puffinus boydi
Sooty Shearwater -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. griseus
Leach’s Storm-‐petrel -‐ Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Madeiran Storm-‐petrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ O. castro
Red-‐billed Tropicbird -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Phaeton aethereus
White-‐tailed Tropicbird -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. lepturus
Masked Booby -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Sula dactylatra Brown Booby -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ S. leucogaster Red-‐footed Booby -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ S. sula Ascension Frigatebird -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Fregata aquila
Black Heron -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Hydranassa ardesiaca
Cattle Egret -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Bubulcus ibis
Western Reef Egret -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Egretta gularis
Little Egret -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ E. garzetta
Purple Heron -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Ardea purpurea
Grey Heron -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ A. cinerea
Eurasian Spoonbill -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Platalea leucorodia
Common Kestrel -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Falco tinnunculus
Common Quail -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Coturnix coturnix
Common Moorhen -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Gallinula chloropus
Black-‐winged Stilt -‐-‐-‐-‐ Himantopus himantopus
Cream-‐coloured Courser -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Cursorius cursor
Ringed Plover -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Charadrius hiaticula
Greenshank -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Tringa nebularia
Common Sandpiper -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Actitis hypoleucos
Wood Sandpiper -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Tringa glareola
Arctic Skua -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-‐tailed Skua -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ S. longicaudus
Arctic Tern -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ S. paradisaea
Sooty Tern -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ S. fuscata
White Tern -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Gygis alba
Brown Noddy -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Anous stolidus
Black Noddy -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ A. minutus
Cape Verde Swift -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Apus alexandri
Grey-‐headed Kingfisher -‐ Halcyon leucocephala
Bar-‐tailed Desert Lark -‐-‐ Ammomanes cincturus
Black-‐crowned Sparrow-‐Lark -‐ Eremopterix nigriceps
Cape Verde Warbler -‐ Acrocephalus brevipennis
Spectacled Warbler -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Sylvia conspicillata
Blackcap -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ S. atricapilla
Brown-‐necked Raven -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Corvus ruficollis
Common Waxbill -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Estrilda astrild
Spanish Sparrow -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Passer hispaniolensis
Iago Sparrow -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ P. iagoensis
Marine Mammals
Dwarf Sperm Whale -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Kogia sima
Cuvier’s Beaked Whale -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Ziphius cavirostris
Sowerby’s Beaked Whale -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Mesoplodon bidens beaked whale -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ unidentified Killer Whale -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Orcinus orca
False Killer Whale -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Pseudorca crassidens
Short-‐finned Pilot Whale -‐ Globicephala macrorhynchus
Risso’s Dolphin -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Grampus griseus
White-‐bellied Spinner Dolphin -‐ Stenella longirostris
Rough-‐toothed Dolphin -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Steno bredanensis
Other Wildlife
Hawksbill Turtle -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Eretmochelys imbricata Portuguese Man-‐of-‐war -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Physalia physalus Atlantic Blue Marlin -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Makaira nigricans Great Hammerhead Shark -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Sphyrna mokarran Shark species
Green Turtle -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Chelonia mydas Turtle species Blackfish -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Melichthys niger
Flying Fish -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Unidentified Portuguese Man-‐of-‐war
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