WOLLONGONG, NSW PELAGIC TRIP REPORT 23rd November 1997
Trip Summary:
Seas a little bumpy but a great day with lots of hungry shearwaters some
so hungry that they could be hand fed while in flight. As usual for this
time year the Black Petrel were most confiding. The Providence Petrel
sighting was probably the last one for the season and the Sooty Tern was
an unexpected for November.
Conditions:
Fine but windy
Water temperature 20.7C once beyond the shelf.
Departed at 7.00 am and returned at 4.00 pm.
Predominently North-East winds to 25 Knots
Reached 26.0 Nautical Miles East of Wollongong.
Those on Board:
A private charter organised by Richard Jordon for a group of birders from
Finland and the UK (David Tomlinson)
BIRD LIST
Numbers in brackets = Highest Count at any one time.
Wandering Albatross
gibsoni? 3 (1) (stage 4)
Black-browed Albatross 2 (1) (sub adult)
Providence Petrel 1
Great-winged Petrel 20-30 (c.10)
BLACK PETREL 2 (1)
Wilson's Storm Petrel 2 (1)
Short-tailed Shearwater 200+ (50+)
Sooty Shearwater 50+ (c.25)
Flesh-footed Shearwater 5-10 (4)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater 500+ (200+)
Fluttering Shearwater 30+ (3)
Hutton's Shearwater 40+ (2)
Australasian Gannet 3 (1)
Crested Tern 15+ (3)
SOOTY TERN 1
Arctic Jaeger 4 (2)
Pomarine Jaeger 10-12 (4)
Long-tailed Jaeger 1 (1)
Silver Gull 100+
Kelp Gull 6 (6)
Great Cormorant 2 In the harbour
Australian Pelican 3 Close to harbour
MAMMAL LIST
Bottle-nosed Dolphin (?)
Common Dolphin (10-20)
Trips are always on the 2nd Saturday of each month from Sydney and
the 4th Sunday of each month from Wollongong.
To make a booking or find out more contact or
or take a look at the web site.
http://www.zip.com.au/~palliser
Regards
Tony Palliser (.....Sydney, Australia)
Phone.....+61 2 9900 1678 or Home +61 2 9427 7563
Fax.......+61 2 9900 1669
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