From
the pelagics on 6th & 13th October
2005
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| Leaving
N'Gor behind us for a half-day trip at sea on 13th October. From left:
Kristoffer Nilsson, Martin Oomen and Jan Hägg enjoying the open
sea. Right photo depict an adult Sabine's Gull in winter plumage! Photos: Björn Johansson |
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| Manx
Shearwater. At least 8 was recorded on 13th. Photo: Björn Johansson |
Manx
Shearwater. Photo: Björn Johansson |
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| Cape
Verde Shearwater and Common Terns. Photo: Björn Johansson |
Cape
Verde Shearwater in heavy moult. Photo: Björn Johansson |
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| Manx
Shearwater. Video still: Jan Hägg |
Cape
Verde Shearwater. Video still: Jan Hägg |
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| Cape
Verde Shearwater. Video still: Jan Hägg |
Sooty
Shearwater. Video still: Jan Hägg |
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| Pomarine
Skua. A total of 61 was recorded at sea. Video still: Jan Hägg |
A
Pomarine Skua harrased by a Sabine's Gull. Video still: Jan Hägg |
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| Pomarine
Skua in heavy moult. Video still: Jan Hägg |
Adult
Pomarine Skua with tail projection. Video still: Jan Hägg |
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| Adult
Long-tailed Skua, without tail streamers. Photo: Björn Johansson |
Long-tailed
Skua (adult in winter plumage?) Video still: Jan Hägg |
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| Long-tailed
Skua (probably immature/nearly adult) Video still: Jan Hägg |
Immature
(probably 2 cy) Long-tailed Skua. Video still: Jan Hägg |
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| Unidentified
"Great" Skua (South Polar or Brown?) Video still: Jan Hägg |
Another
slim built unidentified "Great" Skua. Video still: Jan Hägg |
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| Adult
Sabine's Gull. About 100 was recorded at sea! Video still: Jan Hägg |
Adult
Sabine's Gull heading towards a trawler. Video still: Jan Hägg |
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| One of the trawlers about 20 km north of N'Gor, which attracted numerous of seabirds! Note all the terns sitting on the wires. On the half-day trip on 13th we headed straight to these trawlers. Photo: Niklas Holmström | ||
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| There is more to do than watching seabirds on a pelagic trip. Martin is fighting a "great" Tuna, while Björn is checking our position on his GPS. Photo: Niklas Holmström | ||
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| One
of 100's Long-beaked Common Dolphins seen. Photo: Martin Oomen |
Rocky islets within the Iles
de la Madeleine archipelago. Photo: Martin Oomen |
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| What
could be better, after a day at sea, than a delicious seafood dinner
at the terrace of Atlantic Evasion, the boat company's restaurant.
From left: Jan Hägg, Björn Johansson, Niklas Holmström
and Kristoffer Nilsson. Photo: Martin Oomen |
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