The Galapagos, October 2003
19/10/03 : Flight from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Baltra Island. Board our boat, the M/N Ambassador, and then sail to North Seymour Island, where we disembarked for a couple of hours.
20/10/03: Cerro Brujo, San Cristobal Island in the morning, followed by sailing to Espanola (Hood) Island, where we spent a couple of hours in the afternoon.
21/10/03 : Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island.
22/10/03 : Bartolome Island.
23/10/03 : Tagus Cove, Isabela Island in the morning, followed by Punta Espanola, Fernandina Island.
24/10/03 : Puerto Egas, Santiago Island, then on to Rabida Island.
25/10/03 : Floreana Island followed by another trip to Santa Cruz and the highlands.
26/10/03 : Depart from Baltra, back to Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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Galapagos Penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus
Waved Albatross, Diomedea irrorata
Dark-rumped Petrel, Pterodroma phaeopygia
Audobon's Shearwater, Puffinus iherminieri
Elliott's Storm-petrel, Oceanites gracilis
Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel, Oceanodroma tethys
Galapagos Storm-petrel, Oceanodroma castro
Red-billed Tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus
Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
Blue-footed Booby, Sula nebouxii
Masked Booby, Sula dactyla
Flightless Cormorant, Nannopterum harrisi
Great Frigatebird, Fregata minor
Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias
Cattle Egret, Bulbulcus ibis
Lava Heron, Butorides sundevalli
Striated Heron, Butorides striatus
Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax violacea
Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber
White-cheeked Pintail, Anas bahamensis
Galapagos Hawk, Buteo galapagoensis
American Oystercatcher, Haemotopus palliatus
Grey Plover, Pluvialis squatarola
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus
Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularia
Wandering Tattler, Heteroscelus incanum
Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla
Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla
Baird's Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii
Dunlin, Calidris alpina
Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius
Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus himantopus
Lava Gull, Larus fuliginosus
Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla
Swallow-tailed Gull, Larus furcatus
Sooty Tern, Sterna fuscata
Common Noddy, Anous stolidus
Galapagos Dove, Zenaida galapagoensis
Smooth-billed Ani, Crotophaga ani
Vermillion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus
Galapagos Flycatcher, Myiarchus magnirostris
Galapagos Mockingbird, Nesomimus parvulus
Hood Mockingbird, Nesomimus macdonaldi
Chatham Mockingbird, Nesomimus melanotis
Yellow Warbler, Dendroica petechia
Large Ground-finch, Geospiza magnirostris
Medium Ground-finch, Geospiza fortis
Small Ground-finch, Geospiza fuliginosa
photo 1 (male) photo 2 (female)
Common Cactus-finch, Geospiza scandens
Large Cactus-finch, Geospiza conirostris
Large Tree-finch, Camarhynchus psittacula
Small Tree-finch, Camarhynchus parvulus
Woodpecker Finch, Cactospiza pallida
Warbler Finch, Certhidia olivacea
Bryde's Whale,
Two seen distantly off Fernandina.
Bottle-nosed Dolphin,
Seven or eight seen at close range on the way into Floreana. Small numbers seen on most boat journeys.
Galapagos Fur Seal,
Half a dozen seen on Santiago. photo 1
Galapagos Sea Lion,
Common around most islands, many with small pups on the beaches. photo 1 photo 2
Galapagos Giant Tortoise,
One seen in a lush field on the way back from the highlands on Santa Cruz.
Marine Iguana,
Very common on a number of islands. photo 1
Land Iguana,
Seen on North Seymour and Santa Cruz.
Pacific Green Turtle,
Very common around most of islands. Seen at close range while snorkelling off Bartolome. About 20 seen close in shore at Fernandina, including several hauled out basking in the mangrove swamp. photo 1
Hawksbill Turtle,
One seen at close range in the mangrove swamp on Fernandina.
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