July 27th - W winds brought an Arctic Skua, a few Whimbrels and Black Tailed Godwits. Not much more.

July 28th - Passaged started to improve with NWN winds. In 6,15 hs: 54 Great Shearwaters, 43 Manx Shearwaters, 44 Balearic Shearwaters, 504 Cory's Shearwaters, 11 Pomarine Skuas, the FIRST Long Tailed Skua of the season, 1 Arctic Skua, 13 Great Skuas, but just 2 Sandwich Terns and 2 "comic" Terns.

July 29th - A few Great Shearwaters and Manx Shearwaters in the morning, as well as 10 Sandwich Terns, 1 Pomarine and 1 Arctic Skuas. Strong SW wind.

July 30Th - WNW winds for a very nice afternoon and evening count:
    1  Long Tailed Skua
    25 Pomarine Skuas
    8 Arctic Skuas
    5 Great Skuas
    57 Great Shearwaters
    276 Cory's Shearwaters
    44 Manx Shearwaters
    43 Balearic Shearwaters
    1 Sooty Shearwater
    1 Sandwich Tern
    5  Black Tailed Godwits

Observers: Antonio Sandoval Rey, Ricardo Hevia Barcón, Antonio Martínez Pernas, David Martínez Lago, Isabel García-Rodeja, Pau Lucio.

6 seawatching days in this period, with only a few nice observations:

- Most interesting, huge numers of Balearic Shearwater on 20th & 21th, with rafts of up to 184 birds, and local movements of up to 120/h in the mornings.
- First Arctic Skua on 19th.
- First Pomarine Skua, a 2cy, on 20th.
- First Flock of Arctic Terns on 21th.
- Great Shearwaters on 20th and 21th.
- First flocks of Whimbrel and Black Tailed Godwit.
- Harbour Porpoises, Common Dolphins and Bottleneck Dolphins.

Observers: Antonio Sandoval Rey, Ricardo Hevia Barcón

Waterspout watched july 21th from the Bird Observatory (Antonio Sandoval):

First Balearic Shearwater juveniles, nice passage of Northern Gannets (most of them of 2nd-3rd calendar year), a few groups of Mediterranean Gulls and Common Scoters, and a strong NE wind were the main features of the first seawatching weekend of the season at Estaca de Bares. Up to 45 Cory's Shearwaters standed together at sea in the evenings. Only 7 Great Skuas were watched.