Not a bird that comes to chum
slicks very often - this species often just cruises on by. Notoriously
difficult to separate from the closely related Zino's Petrel this
species can cause ID headaches. However, many of the birds we saw were
really quite different from Zino's with massive beaks.
The use of bill size as an ID feature reminded me very much of the
difference between Parrot Crossbill and Common Crossbill
Above
image taken on Madeira Wind Birds Pelagic trip 04-06 August 2011
For more details of birding in Madeira see this link
Three
Fea's Petrel (and the wingtip of a fourth) together with Cory's
Shearwater, Madeira, August 2011
These
pictures were taken during a dolphin trip closer inshore.
Equipment
for all pictures was a DSLR with a 400mm telephoto lens
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Two
essential books for Madeira:
