Very common birds, so only significant sightings are recorded.

2024-04-10 & 11 – I spot several birds in the harbour while aboard Discovery Princess when docked in both Pacific coast ports of Manzanillo and Puerto Vallarta in Mexico.

Photos: 2024JCR5BC6A4019 (Manzanillo) & 2024JCR5BC6A4068-71 (Puerto Vallarta)

2020.03.27 10:31am – 4 birds flying low to the water beside the Zaandam cruise ship anchored in Balboa Bay, Panama. Photo: 2020JCiPhIMG_7181

2020.03.19 – 5 birds flying a low, wide circle around the ms Zaandam as we sail on a northerly track off the Chilean Pacific coast – 44° 06’ S 75° 24’ W.

2009.02.24, 2:29:00 PM – 12 Pelicans perched on the tops of trees in the mangrove swamp. Manzanillo, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

2008.02.06 12:25 PM – 50-70 Pelicans in flight and perched on the tops of trees in the mangrove swamp. Manzanillo, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

1997.04.24 Brown Pelicans perched, on the beach and in the water at Laughing Bird Caye, coastal Belize, Caribbean
1997.04 – 70 Brown Pelicans in the water near Riverside, coastal Belize, Caribbean