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Trip led by Enrique Couve | Fantastico Sur Expeditions, Chile November 5, 2009 | Pelagic trip off Valparaiso 06:45am | Windy, heavy swell
Grebes | Podicipedidae Great Grebe (Podiceps major) 1 ind. Albatrosses | Diomedeidae Northem Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) 4 ind. Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) 10 ind. Salvin's Albatross (Thalassarche salvini) 5 ind. Shearwaters & Petrels | Procellariidae Antarctic Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) 5 ind. Southern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides) 20 ind. Cape Petrel (Daption capense) 30 ind. White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) 30 ind. Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica) 10 ind. Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus) 50 ind. Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) 30 ind. Storm-Petrels | Hydrobatidae Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) 5 ind. Diving-Petrels | Pelecanoididae Peruvian Diving-Petrel (Pelecanoides garnotii) 6 ind. Pelicans | Pelecanidae Peruvian Pelican (Pelecanus thagus) 50 ind. Gannets & Boobies | Sulidae Peruvian Booby (Sula variegata) 20 ind. Cormorants | Phalacrocoracidae Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) 2 ind. Guanay Cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) 1 ind. Sandpipers & Allies | Scolopacidae Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) 30 ind. Gulls | Laridae Gray Gull (Larus modestus) 2 ind. Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) 100 ind. Brown-hooded Gull (Larus maculipennis) 1 ind. Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan) 30 ind. South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea) 50 ind. Inca Tern (Larosterna inca) 1,000 ind. Mammals South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) 4 ind. Have a look on Enrique's pictures taken on this trip
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