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| 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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