Red-footed Booby - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Red-footed Booby - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Red-footed Booby, sadly the chick did not make it but the parent continued to tend the corpse - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Red-footed Booby - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Blue-footed Booby - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Nasca Booby - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Nazca Booby - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Nazca Booby - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Nazca Booby - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Nazca Booby - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Red-billed Tropicbird - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
The site of 1000's of Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel over their breeding colony on the larvae fields - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
First year Lava Gull - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Yellow-crowned Night-heron - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Short-eared Owl, the distinctive subspecies galapagoensis preys mainly on White-rumped Storm-petrel on the island - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Short-eared Owl mobbed by White-rumped Storm-petrel - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Galapagos Dove - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Genovesa Ground-finch - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Genovesa Ground-finch - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Genovesa Ground-finch - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Grey Warbler-finch - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Grey Warbler-finch - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Large Ground-finch - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Large Ground-finch to right and Genovesa Ground-finch to left - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Genovesa Cactus-finch - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Genovesa Cactus-finch - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Galapagos Mockingbird - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Galapagos Mockingbird - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Galapagos Mockingbird - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Galapagos Mockingbird - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Marine Iguana - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Marine Iguana - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Sarah and Tobias on Prince Philip's Steps, Genovesa Island
View from Prince Philip's Steps into Darwin's Bay, Genovesa Island
White-vented Storm-petrel - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
White-vented Storm-petrel - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
White-vented Storm-petrel - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
White-vented Storm-petrel - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
White-vented Storm-petrel - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
White-vented Storm-petrel - Genovesa Island, Galapagos
We began our 10 hour west-bound crossing to the north-west side of Isabela Island soon after 14:00. Seawatching from boat produced large numbers of birds, mainly White-vented Storm-petrel and Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel but also three Band-rumped Storm-petrel, two White-faced Storm-petrel, one Markham’s Storm-petrel, Galapagos Petrel (c.30) and a single Waved Albatross as well as the usual Booby’s and Frigate-birds. Things got a little hairy on the top deck with waves breaking over the top of the boat and so as the sun sank the hardcore birders retired downstairs to a diminished group - several of which had fallen foul to sea-sickness. Fortunately, Sarah and Tobias were two of the stalwarts. We went to bed at around 19:30 to another rough overnight crossing arriving at Isabela around 02:00.
14th August (Day 1) – International flight to Quito.
15th August (Day 2) – Mashpi Lodge.
16th August (Day 3) –Mashpi Lodge.
17th August (Day 4) – Mashpi Lodge and transfer to Quito.
18th August (Day 5) – Fly to from Quito to Galapagos Islands. Then sail to North Seymour Island.
19th August (Day 6) – Genovesa Island, Galapagos.
20th August (Day 7) – North-west Isabela Island and Fernandina Island, Galapagos.
21st August (Day 8) – South-east Isabela Island, Galapagos.
22nd August (Day 9) – Espanola Island, Galapagos.
23rd August (Day 10) – Floreana Island and Champion Island, Galapagos.
24th August (Day 11) – San Cristobal Island and Sante Fe Island, Galapagos.
25th August (Day 12) – Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos.
26th August (Day 13) – Fly Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos to Quito.
27th August (Day 14) – Antisana Ecological Reserve then fly Quito to London.