Petiechiae That Comes And Goes

SHARKS FROM PILGRIMS TO JUMP

On August 14, 2009 we embarked, with Santurtziko Baleak, sixteen people wanting to marine adventure. We left the shelter of the super port, bound for Portsmouth, at 12:52 UK time Diez Navarro, two and four Madrid Portugalete. The sea that day was shown in quiet thanks to light winds from the northeast.

young Yellow-legged Gull

Barely an hour after leaving we started to see the first whale of the trip, four specimens of Cuvier's beaked whales. This year has been exceptional "beaked whale" and beaked whales, as evidenced by the 45 individuals that we sighted since July. These coarse-sized dolphins are small whales amazing agility, as demonstrated by one of the two powerful cuvieres jumps out of water. Several tons of whale that raised a big wave hitting the side the sea.

Cuvier's beaked whales

The beaked whale generic name refers to a very large dolphins reach the size of a small whale and comes from the English translation Beaked whale . S and cetaceans is less known in the animal kingdom, by the habit of living far from land in deep water, his suspicious nature and the similarity between different species, complicating their identification at sea.

can see that we are considered one of the seven best places in the world to observe these species, as demonstrated this afternoon to have very good comments from eight Cuvier's beaked whales. Also sighted five copies of "beaked whales" jumping dramatically near the horizon, making it impossible that we could identify them.

Cuvier Macho

Mixed groups of common and striped dolphins kept us quite entertained as early as late in the afternoon. This day we made an interesting observation when a group of little more than a hundred common dolphins, of which more than half were young men were escorted by a couple of dozen adults. This custom I have already observed in a couple of occasions. While some adults are displayed in search of food, another group of adults are responsible for the care of babies and young people who can not keep up game, joining the feast when the first dams were located.

common dolphins with their young

Dolphins list

listing Dolphins stun the fish with their jumps

While a group of 70 cormorants were heading south, and the First 50 miles of the coast, there were several groups of bottlenose dolphins in the ocean is accompanied by shearwater. Larger dolphin and "blooms" that can be observed usually near the coast. At least we were lucky to see a couple of them jump into the ship's side.

Bottlenose Dolphin

As we left the deeper water and started to get closer to the French cliffs made an appearance the first whale of the trip, a huge fin whale. The tall, vertical snort betrayed his presence and at least had the chance to also see your back.

Fin whale snort

Although the last trip we saw the green ray, this time the light mist ruling deprived us of the opportunity to see the sunset. After falling into the boat, dinner and rest, the next morning we climbed back on deck, a couple of hours after sunrise.

Getaria bonito

English Channel showed one of his best sides. The sea was very calm and just a slight breeze blowing from the northeast, which allowed us to observe the first two porpoises travel. In addition, several pelicans joined us and joined us a couple of hours. The weather forecast announced the day before the captain were being met. Best of all is that as stated, around the third day, would do equal or better time. This provision allowed us to calmly plan the second day. However, before we could enjoy with the trawlers came to our side and housed hundreds of sea birds in search of sustenance morning caused by discarding.

Alcatraz third year

adult Alcatraz

adults seemed Hundreds of pelicans hurry to fill their crops to feed their chickens grown impatient, waiting in the nearby colonies Breton. Alongside them, trying to catch "Chub" great skuas, gabions, fulmars, kittiwakes, herring dark and the first trip. More away from them and in the wake of the boat, saw the restless Prions.

Gabion

Gull

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day we take very calm and took the opportunity to enjoy both a pleasant lecture on marine life in the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, as the comforts of the boat. After arriving in Portsmouth had to land compulsorily, taking it back three hours later to go after dark.

Spinaker Tower (Portsmouth)

The third and last day we woke up six hours before leaving the channel. The sea was like a plate, and although at first it was cloudy, little by little the weather cleared and we had very lively throughout the day, time, abundant wildlife and the crew saw that we form. On this occasion sixteen adventurers were on the ball all day ... and as they could see, the more persistent they always have their reward.

With us were half a dozen Dutch they kept their eyes of the viewers of the telescopes. Both "eye" looking at the sea is felt. Oihane Even the youngest of our group quickly learned the lesson and was a joy watching him sing. In fact the first minke he raised him and is not escaped or small porpoises. They were quite small groups of Prions and among them were able to identify the common and Leach's first season.

Porpoises

The group also formed a gang of girls with a mean age of 61. People full of strength and energy ... so something is Navarre. Defending their space like no railing, there are a conquered people, they note. Did not disappoint, especially when they came to cover the array of wines from Navarra ... white, pink and red wine ... yes ladies good ... then I explained why the weight of their bags Their names became a gobbledygook for me Tina, Nati, Mati Kati is an example ... it. And no, they were the protagonists of the best stories of the trip. As the flying boats or "vultures" fishing with dolphins.

When we were about to leave the canal, the boat came ashore slightly can see perfectly O'uessant Breton Island and its legendary fog. Both before and after rounding the island to get into the Bay of Biscay were very good numbers of porpoises. The sea was so calm that even people who had difficulty locating the got to see no problems. The suspicious nature of the porpoise makes them off the boat when we go near them, yet we had very good comments and could get some good snapshot. In total this day were 104 copies in small groups of 2 to 5 individuals.

O'uessant and fog

After leaving the channel and enter the Gulf begin to enjoy what gave us strength sea. When you turn an hour was a group of 14 bottlenose dolphins and a half hour after the festival started with minke whales. We got all afternoon to observe ten copies of the smaller whales that inhabit these waters. The best comment of all was when one of them approached the bow jumping and a hair cut not to repeat it twice more and stuck to the boat. Photos testify to this. At least the whole group was applied and were on deck and luxury. While jumping away from the stern, we counted a total of eight jumps.

followed the Dutch De sang first one and then a second Basking shark, both quiet swimming near the surface but away from the boat. While the group stated its position another Minke whales, appeared out of nowhere to us and diverted attention.

Basking shark

minke

orgy Faced with such a small marine life Warbler made a brief stop on the road landing on the ship. It seemed also wanted to add the group to such excitement.

great skuas, Manx shearwaters, gulls and Kittiwake Sabine, storm petrel, gabions, including an oystercatcher in active migration, we had great fun until the seven sunfish, first, and large fin whales then made an appearance. This year has been outstanding for common minke whales.

Five

sunfish

Sunfish

These whales live and feed in open water and deep, not on the platform and even less on waters of 200 meters deep. But the lack of food is pushing them to look for the "beans" here with small whales. At least we enjoy with the sighting of five of these large mammals.

Fin whale

Arriving at the edge of the cliffs a couple of revelatory French dorsal and caudal fins caught us an interesting blue shark, the second species of shark of the day. The jokes continued even board soon, and by chance, made his appearance a "threatening" and triangular blue bag.

Tintorera dorsal fin

False shark!

fauna was still seen. The hundreds of common dolphins in groups of two to twenty specimens loaded with spectacular jumps to the bow of the boat, the two dozen long-finned pilot whales and dolphins unpredictable listing.

common dolphins

common Calderón

So until at 20:20 hours due to lack of light had to retire. The sea was generous to us to introduce an interesting selection of his secrets. After taking a few pints to celebrate the day, and watch the other show which takes place in the ship's disco, we said goodbye until the next day at which time we get to Santurce.

So I can only say to Tina, Nati, Mati, Kati, Ameli, M ª José, the two M ª Angeles Jaime, Oihana, Michael, Charles, Juan, Carmen, Bego and Gentlemen Andoni estooooy veeeeery proud of you.

Gorka Kind regards Leisure

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minke WATCHING ONCE 891 COPIES OF NINE SPECIES OF CETACEANS

The migration of birds at sea carried us

to the English countryside.

September 16, embarked on Santurtzi seventy-four enthusiasts looking for a new marine adventure. We also accompanied a team as formidable witnesses Digital + TV. This time the weather forecasts were not very hopeful. A "Cold Drop" to put on orange alert in northern peninsular and the incessant rain that fell last night made us fear a last journey by water. However, paradoxically, as we drove north, we ran of water-laden clouds and even enjoy the first day sun.

This good weather with light winds materialized NW F2-3 did we had a sea devoid of the characteristic "lambs" that hinder the location of cetaceans. And that we checked, the average time to go, with a group of a dozen bottlenose dolphins.

At the edge of our cliffs, to the vicinity of the abyssal depths of over 4,000 meters, appeared, as they have throughout the summer, the ubiquitous Cuvier beaked whales. We got to see and enjoy three copies. Also, in these ocean waters, we passed with mixed groups of common and striped dolphins was jumping in the distance a beaked whale weighing several tons.

Cuvier's beaked whales

Dolphins list

However, among the staff of ornithologists the greatest enjoyment came with pelagic birds among which stood out for their good comments, capirotada shearwaters and Sabine Gulls. He once observed a pair of skuas parasite attack as many of these American gulls. Also saw the first season dwarf gulls and how powerful a Kestrel flew southbound and sixty miles still to go nautical.

Shearwater capirotada

This day we had an interesting respite from the wind until five in the afternoon, when veered to NE F5-6 and saw that it was the prelude to what awaited us the next day in the Canal. But before the evening we visited the ship a pair of gray flycatchers, white washers and even robins that seemed to presage the arrival of a small water front and the sea wind decorated with a collage of yellow-gray preceding the sunset.

The next day we woke up shortly before turning O'uessant Breton Island. The NE wind was blowing hard and came forward. But the sea "wind" that raised waves over a meter barely moved the boat. Although this wind if it hurt us when watching wildlife channel ... especially cetaceans, we failed to locate. However

Pain if they kept us entertained. We saw more than a hundred copies and were able to identify common and abundant Leachs dozen. Also highlighted, by number, the larger skuas and kittiwakes, as well as some common murres and fulmars. This day we went at sunset to Portsmouth. As we approached the entrance channel we passed a cruise that from a distance looked like the "Queen Mary" but that turned out to be something similar in size to the "Bloody Mary".

After reaching land and take a few pints in a local near the terminal, boarded again an hour before midnight, when we start back to the sea. The wind, this time the stern, and the current took us in "flying" all night dawn five hours before leaving the Canal ... The third day, as usual, never disappoints. It was literally unbelievable. They were only nine species of cetaceans during the day.

observers began to go up on deck quarter minutes before sunrise. The first surprise of the day we get along on the upper deck. Seeing the light resting under two dozen outbreaks of three species of land birds, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail and Wheatear.

Wagtail

And it became the ship all day in the venue more than a dozen species of land birds in active migration. This made us briefly Transportasa the English countryside: robins, Redstart, Song Thrush, pipits, Warbler, Barn Swallow, Blackcap butterflies ... Vanessa atalanta and Colias crocea in pass also contributed to it and made us doubt that we were so far from land. On one occasion he noticed a flight Wheatear capture a small butterfly while I was heading south. But where more than one trembled to find the taps was perched on a railing to dodge Grasshopper Warbler.

Needle colipinta

Swallow

Song Thrush

White Wagtail

Warbler and Redstart

Redstart male

Redstart female

Warbler

Grasshopper Warbler

As you said Luis Aleixo, certainly when one of the half dozen robins came ashore and found another congener snapped ... "do not see the ball from ornithologists who were in the sea."

Robin

The NE wind was abating gradually until disappearing completely. Both sailboats even had to dip into the motor to navigate. Before leaving the Canal we were entertained with the spectacular gannet fishing with a group of bottlenose dolphins, a minke whale to step aside and be showcased with a jump out of the water and the elusive ... porpoises with their small size went unnoticed for more than one.

Alcatraz

minke

seabirds however did not disappoint. Leach's storm-petrels and common good were to be seen with telescopes, and a pair of Wilson were delighted when, with characteristic cruising, betrayed their presence. Also the powerful flight of the fulmar, Pomarine skuas, Manx shearwater and dark, kittiwakes and great skuas abundant.

But where the madness began O'uessant navy was at the turn and get into the Bay of Biscay. The journey of the boat to surf Santurtzi makes the rich waters of the French platform and go along for several hours the sea cliffs, outcrops the many nutrients that these waters come to life. And what if "hallucinations."

At two hours of leaving the Canal ... we started seeing small groups of porpoises. The sea was calm, like a plate that did not move or wave, favored to easily find a score of these small cetaceans.

porpoises

Numerous groups of bottlenose dolphins and long-finned pilot whales and a small herd of 8 gray whales made us run around the deck to the stern flocked to see their dorsal fins high and dark, Sabine's gulls and the incessant charges of common dolphins we had great fun until you get to the deep marine canyons.

Long finned

bottlenose dolphins

And it was there ... and enjoy like crazy with what happened here. An impressive flock of common dolphins left mouth open more than one. They were probably more than half advance copies thousand hits in the sea .... Covering an area of \u200b\u200bover six hundred feet long and a hundred yards wide. Everything was full of dolphins. The sea is dark in its path.

common dolphins

most amazing thing was what happened just eleven minutes after and during six minutes. It's one of those behaviors that fascinate ethology and strangers. The life and death. The struggle for survival ...

A group of only a dozen copies of long-finned pilot whales swimming alone when the distance an impressive six-foot dorsal fin of an Orca high ... no doubt moving at great speed towards the whales. Swimming without diving with the fin protruding out of the water. Other shipmates were not only that, but saw another one that swam in the same way and more to the right.

We missed this performance because it is known that whales orcas face planted and are they are scared. But what was really happening is that there was a group of approximately ten or fifteen copies of bottlenose dolphin that swam among the two groups ... but surprised not to see them cut and run its fatal enemies. What they did was swim fast to the boat, the whales approached with whom they interact regularly.

wanted to keep separate Orcas. We saw two fins, there were probably more under the water doing other tasks ... like wolves when they prey on their prey. But dolphins probably chose not to flee, knowing that it was the death knell for the weakest of the group, opted to seek the protection of whales.

This behavior, never previously observed. The British saw the same thing but not seeing the dolphins flee thought there were orcas. But we were a few of our large group of those who saw the flap over two meters of a large male. And we test how smart are these beautiful creatures.

When emotions experienced after the day believed that it was ending the first big blows came from the second to be bigger there. The fin whale, but only saw the great spine of one of them. But they were half a dozen sperm whales which led the cheers on board when they took their square and huge queues at the stall to the depths.

Cachalots

But when we thought nothing could surprise us was to see the "sad" spectacle of the crowd, and at night, in the ship's disco. We were also faithful witness it. And to round sing the anthem ... a matter of Elton John that comes as a glove. " "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (why you call us SAD).

So I can say only my love Yolanda Ozaeta, Jus Pérez, Unai Fuente, Oscar Llama ... I said you are triplets, Marco Escudero, sisters Amparo and Sandra Martinez, Mari Jose Marquez, Yasmina Annichiariararararico, Natalia Franco, Miguel Rey, Antonio Xend and the overgrown, Anxo Xend, Agustín Egaña, Mercedes Abad, Jose Maria Salazar, a good ornithologist and better painter Juana Vilches (... in the end fell), Milagros Rial, Montserrat Gorria, the machine Beatriz Ramos Carlos Gutierrez and ... oh! Andalusia and the climate, Maria Reyes Grau ... or Sonia?, Luis Aleixo Alaponteloszapatos, Andrew Requejo and their hormones, Jose Miguel Garcia, Francesc Giro (a pleasure and a luxury), Adolfo Cadin, Joseba Torre always remove, Concha Morena Jesus Ramos, Javier Ferreres in extremis, Javier Ardanaz, Alvaro Diaz, Antonio Lastra, Jesús Blázquez, Marina Alonso, Ramón Martín heartfelt thanks, Ignacio Ponton, Jose Miguel Martinez and go five, Carmen Freire, Javier Sinovas and this year was, Jose Antonio Lopez ... singing in the shower, Andrés Bermejo all for his girls, Fernando Sanchez-Biezma, Yolanda De La Sierra ... those big eyes!, Ibarguchi man, Gerard Stuckler, Maria Angela Pascual, Jesús Manuel Antón, Ana Jesús Baquero, Beatriz Martin, Oscar Echevarria Francisco Santamaría, Ruth Layana, Oscar Carazo Gallinule, Fernando Guerrero, Ricardo Perez, Perujo, Marika Zattoooooooni, Alessio Fariooooooooooooli, Marta Josa and photos of sad, Kalo and his creature, and Jose Agustin Narbaiza league win again, Jose Luis Rivas, Angela Garcia, Teresa Del Campo, Javier García-Oliva a pleasure, Jorge Fernandez frog, Enric Morera, Jaume Morera and Jaume Aldoma a real luxury three, Sonia and Manuel Fernández and "Birdbrain" Javier Gallego ... Señooooooooooores estoooooy very proud of you all.

Gorka Kind regards Leisure