Chipiona Port, Off Chipiona in Cadiz Province and the drive home, Spain.

Out on the sea with a new group of Birders, good birds and very good company.

Ebird List for Chipiona Port. 

Ebird List for Pelagic 1.

Ebird List for Pelagic 2.

Ebird List for Pelagic 3.

Ebird List for Pelagic 4.

Ebird List for Pelagic 5.

Ebird List for Puerto de Chipiona--Offshore.

Chipiona Port.

I was up early, showered and down for Breakfast at 07:00 and then met up with the rest of the group who were also going out on the Pelagic trip, we got onto the boat and Pepe the Captain soon had us on our way out to sea.

All aboard ready for the off, a really nice group of birders.

Looking back to Chipiona.

The Gull numbers begin to build.

Species seen around the port before we set sail included Eurasian Crag (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris) and Western House Martin (Avión Común Occidental / Delichon urbicum), Little Swift (Vencejo Moro / Apus affinis), Yellow-legged (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis) and Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) and Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo).

Northern Gannet (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus) adult.

Northern Gannet (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus) adult.

Northern Gannet (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus) immature.

Northern Gannet (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus) Juvenile.

As we were heading out of the Port the Gulls started to follow the bread trail and at points during the day there were 1000s of birds around us including at the times when we chummed which I think put the Smaller seabirds of sticking around, amongst the Gulls several Caspian's (Gaviota del Caspio / Larus cachinnans) were picked out.

Great Skua (Págalo Grande / Stercorarius skua).

Great Skua (Págalo Grande / Stercorarius skua).

Great Skua (Págalo Grande / Stercorarius skua).

Great Skua (Págalo Grande / Stercorarius skua).

Other species seen were Great Skua (Págalo Grande / Stercorarius skua), Audouin's (Gaviota de Audouin / Larus audouinii), Mediterranean (Gaviota Cabecinegra / Larus melanocephalus), Yellow-legged and Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common (Charrán Común / Sterna hirundo) and Sandwich Tern (Charrán Patinegro / Thalasseus sandvicensis), European Storm Petrel (Paíño Europeo / Hydrobates pelagicus), Cory's (Pardela Cenicienta Canaria / Calonectris diomedea borealis) and Balearic Shearwater (Pardela Balear / Puffinus mauretanicus), Northern Gannet (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus), Great Cormorant and Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica).

Balearic Shearwater (Pardela Balear / Puffinus mauretanicus).

Balearic Shearwater (Pardela Balear / Puffinus mauretanicus).

Balearic Shearwater (Pardela Balear / Puffinus mauretanicus).

Balearic Shearwater (Pardela Balear / Puffinus mauretanicus).

Cory's Shearwater (Pardela Cenicienta Canaria / Calonectris diomedea borealis).

European Storm Petrel (Paíño Europeo / Hydrobates pelagicus).

Back at the port we found a nice group of Ruddy Turnstone (Vuelvepiedras Común / Arenaria interpres) amongst the large number of immature Gulls.

Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo).

Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo).

Common Tern (Charrán Común / Sterna hirundo).

Common Tern (Charrán Común / Sterna hirundo).

Audouin's Gull (Gaviota de Audouin / Larus audouinii).

Yellow-legged Gull (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis).

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus).

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) with a ring.

The Ring.

Caspian Gull (Gaviota del Caspio / Larus cachinnans).

Caspian Gull (Gaviota del Caspio / Larus cachinnans).

A few of the Gulls !!!!

I then hit the road and headed off home as I was knackered after an enjoyable couple of days with some good birds and some good company.