Masked Boobies were the most numerous species on the day
On the morning of our fifth day at sea, the ship was located just south of the Venezuelan dependencies of Gran Roque. I spent about two hours birding around the deck before heading back to my room to prepare for breakfast. During those two hours, I spotted three species of seabirds: Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra), Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster), and a Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens). For most of the day, the ship was mainly escorted by Masked Boobies.
I returned to the deck around 4:15 pm. At that time, the ship was positioned between Margarita Island to the south and La Blanquilla to the north. One new seabird species was added to the days tally - Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)Around 5:30 pm, I noticed a large number of birds and a few dolphins engaged in a feeding frenzy. Masked Boobies were the most abundant bird species, stretching as far as the eye could see.
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| Bown Boobies |
I returned to my room around 6 pm to prepare for dinner, as tomorrow we will be visiting my favorite island in the Caribbean, Trinidad.
The day's tally looke like this:
- Masked Booby (70+)
- Brown Booby (16)
- Magnificent Frigatebird (6)
- Red-billed Tropicbird (3)
Number of Species recorded on the Day: 4
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