2018 Canary Islands
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:24 pm
Being a teacher has its perks. Recently, we had a week of school holidays in March. I found some cheap flights to the Canary Islands and decided to spend 7 days there. We started with 4 days on Fuerteventura followed by 3 days on Tenerife.
I haven't had time to write the blog yet...I just managed to edit the pics and upload them onto the blog. Maybe I can work on the writing on Easter Sunday.
Let's start off with a bang with some panoramic views...
Parque Natural Jandia
Cofete and Pico de la Zarza
Fuerteventura
La Entallada
Parque Natural Corralejo
Punta de Teno
Masca
Masca
Even more Masca
Teide
Teide Caldera
Chinamada
Some extra scenery shots...
Hornos de Cal de La Guirra, Fuerteventura
Antigua, Fuerteventura
View around Mirador de Morra Velosa
Castillo del Toston
La Entallada
Parque Natural Corralejo
Punta de Teno
Teide
Teide
Anaga
Did you expect me to go anywhere without catching some new species? There was a bit of overlap in species with the Mediterranean, so it wouldn't exactly be easy to do well on with a large number of new species in the Canaries. However, with a bit of determination, I did catch 21 new species
White Seabream (Diplodus sargus) - Species #772
Guinean puffer (Sphoeroides marmoratus) - Species #773
Canary Damsel (Abudefduf luridus) - Species #774
Golden Grey Mullet (Chelon aurata) - Species #775
Azores chromis (Chromis limbata) - Species #776
Madeira Goby (Mauligobius maderensis) - Species #777
Rock-pool Blenny (Parablennius parvicornis) - Species #778
Bastard grunt (Pomadasys incisus) - Species #779
Axillary Seabream (Pagellus acarne) - Species #780
Common Two-Banded Seabream (Diplodus vulgaris) - Species #781
Salema (Sarpa salpa) - Species #782
Sharpsnout Seabream (Diplodus puntazzo) - Species #783
Black Scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus) - Species #784
Saddled Seabream (Oblada melanura) - Species #785
Madeira Rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis) - Species #786
Red Porgy (Pagrus pagrus) - Species #787
Pearly Razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula) - Species #788
Emerald wrasse (Symphodus trutta) - Species #789
Molly Miller (Scartella cristata) - Species #790
Rock Goby (Gobius paganellus) - Species #791
Macaronesian Sharpnose-Puffer (Canthigaster capistrata) - Species #792
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And some non-lifers
Annular Seabream (Diplodus annularis)
Comber (Serranus cabrilla)
Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse (Coris julis)
Cardinalfish (Apogon imberbis)
Painted Comber (Serranus scriba)
Flathead Grey Mullet (Mugil cephalus)
Ornate Wrasse (Thalassoma pavo)
Planehead Filefish (Stephanolepis hispidus)
I haven't had time to write the blog yet...I just managed to edit the pics and upload them onto the blog. Maybe I can work on the writing on Easter Sunday.
Let's start off with a bang with some panoramic views...
Parque Natural Jandia
Cofete and Pico de la Zarza
Fuerteventura
La Entallada
Parque Natural Corralejo
Punta de Teno
Masca
Masca
Even more Masca
Teide
Teide Caldera
Chinamada
Some extra scenery shots...
Hornos de Cal de La Guirra, Fuerteventura
Antigua, Fuerteventura
View around Mirador de Morra Velosa
Castillo del Toston
La Entallada
Parque Natural Corralejo
Punta de Teno
Teide
Teide
Anaga
Did you expect me to go anywhere without catching some new species? There was a bit of overlap in species with the Mediterranean, so it wouldn't exactly be easy to do well on with a large number of new species in the Canaries. However, with a bit of determination, I did catch 21 new species
White Seabream (Diplodus sargus) - Species #772
Guinean puffer (Sphoeroides marmoratus) - Species #773
Canary Damsel (Abudefduf luridus) - Species #774
Golden Grey Mullet (Chelon aurata) - Species #775
Azores chromis (Chromis limbata) - Species #776
Madeira Goby (Mauligobius maderensis) - Species #777
Rock-pool Blenny (Parablennius parvicornis) - Species #778
Bastard grunt (Pomadasys incisus) - Species #779
Axillary Seabream (Pagellus acarne) - Species #780
Common Two-Banded Seabream (Diplodus vulgaris) - Species #781
Salema (Sarpa salpa) - Species #782
Sharpsnout Seabream (Diplodus puntazzo) - Species #783
Black Scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus) - Species #784
Saddled Seabream (Oblada melanura) - Species #785
Madeira Rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis) - Species #786
Red Porgy (Pagrus pagrus) - Species #787
Pearly Razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula) - Species #788
Emerald wrasse (Symphodus trutta) - Species #789
Molly Miller (Scartella cristata) - Species #790
Rock Goby (Gobius paganellus) - Species #791
Macaronesian Sharpnose-Puffer (Canthigaster capistrata) - Species #792
~~~~
And some non-lifers
Annular Seabream (Diplodus annularis)
Comber (Serranus cabrilla)
Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse (Coris julis)
Cardinalfish (Apogon imberbis)
Painted Comber (Serranus scriba)
Flathead Grey Mullet (Mugil cephalus)
Ornate Wrasse (Thalassoma pavo)
Planehead Filefish (Stephanolepis hispidus)
must be a lot of work to catch that many species...