Many birders experience great excitement
at the prospect of 'seawatching' (a term by which seabird-watching
is colloquially known), and seldom miss the opportunity to partake
in this. It may be performed on a holiday ferry crossing accompanied
by the family or friends, by a chartered pelagic tour with fellow
birders, during a hitch on a fishing vessel, or from a headland
on a windy day. Regardless of where it is done, it is impossible
to describe in words the feeling of excitement and drama during
a great seawatching day. You have to experience it yourself!
Furthermore, seawatching is - for many keen birdwatchers - also
coupled with the greatest identification challenges in modern
field ornithology! Add to this the often unpredictable, occurrence
of seabirds as well the difficulty to know in advance how many
species or what numbers you are going to see on a day at sea
or at a coastal spot. Well, I hope that you will find this web
site covering a few selected seawatching sites both enjoyable
and useful!
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Yemen
& Socotra, October 2009
Between 18 October and 2 November we were six Swedish birdwatchers
that visited Yemen and the island of Socotra. We birded eight
days in Yemen and seven days in Socotra. You'll find an enjoyable
day-by-day diary and photo galleries on the Travel
blog» |
An
article about seawatching at Cap Vert peninsula,
Senegal
The article 'Cap Verde peninsula, Senegal, a seawatching site
of great interest' was recently published in the French journal
Ornithos. Readable in French language with a summary in English.
You
find further details here» |
Big
time in Azores
Azores was very well covered this autumn, especially the small
westernmost island, Corvo. You'll find recent sightings, photos
and further info on the website Birding
Azores |
Senegal,
October 2009
Between 24-31st October 2009 the Swedish birders Arne Holgersson
and Daniel Melchert studied the seabird passage from the terrace
at Calao! A short report is available
here» |
540
photos of 136 bird species!
The Dutch birders Vincent van der Spek and Max Berlijn have
added 10 photos in total to the Birding Madeira photo gallery.
View
the photos here» |
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