24-26th july: Cory's & Great Shearwaters, 1 Fulmar

Friday 24th evening provided a nice passage of pomarines with 21 birds. Also a few Great Shearwaters. The following day, as the winds changed, Cory's and Great Shearwaters started to move in increasing numbers, reaching more than 600 Cory's / h and 60 Great Shearwater / h in the evening. A Fulmar, very scarce in northern Spain, was watched during the early morning count. 41 Manx Shearwaters and 5 Sooties were also counted. On sunday 26th the SW winds emptied the sea of birds during the morning. In the afternoon a few "Commic" and Sandwich Terns started to move in tiny groups of 5 – 9 birds. Also several groups of Common Dunlins and a few Black-Tailed Godwits.

Observers: Antonio Sandoval Rey (all days), Antonio Martínez Pernas (25th), Pablo Gutiérrez (26th) and Antonio Gutiérrez (26th).

Great Shearwater (left) and Cory's (Antonio Sandoval Rey).

Pomarino from Antonio Sandoval Rey on Vimeo.