This proved to be an absolute epic day as we sailed south towards Puerto Montt. Take a look at the list and numbers of each species seen. I have only noted species seen less than halfway to the horizon but when I scoped into the distance the sea was alive with birds all through the day and you can multiply the numbers given by 5x, 10, 20x for a truer picture of total numbers. It was hard to tear ourselves away to get food and drinks, and being out on deck from around 7am - almost 8pm saw a steady stream of activity throughout the day.
Highlights were White-bellied Storm-Petrel, a single White-faced Storm-Petrel, and seeing 7 species of Albatross.
42 Fuegian Storm Petrel
4 White-bellied Storm Petrel
1 White-faced Storm Petrel
4 Wandering (Snowy) Albatross
33 Southern Royal Albatross
5 Northern Royal Albatross
83 Black-browed Albatross
19 Salvin’s Albatross
3 Grey-headed Albatross
6 Buller’s Albatross
2 Juan Fernandez Petrel
3 Masatierra (DeFilippi’s) Petrel
17 Stejneger’s Petrel
19 White-chinned Petrel
11 Westland Petrel
1400 Sooty Shearwater
300 Pink-footed Shearwater
1 Manx Shearwater
2000+ Grey Phalarope
4 Northern Giant Petrel
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| Southern Royal Albatross |
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| Snowy Wandering Albatross |
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| Black-browed Albatross |
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| Salvin's Albatross |
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| Stejneger's Petrel |
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| Westland Petrel |
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| White-chinned Petrel |
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