Here's the trip report for the latest Portland pelagic that sailed last
Sunday the 5th of March.
HIGHLIGHTS: A total of 11 Bullers Albatross was an unprecendented number for
Portland.(Previously only singles? have been obseved from here). Other
highlights included a feeding frenzy of birds (gannets, albatross,
shearwaters,penguins & terns)attracted to schools of small fish being forced
to the surface by a pod of 100 Common Dolphins, two Common Diving Petrels
and sightings of a Humpback Whale and a probable Sei Whale.
CONDITIONS:departed 0720 reaching the shelfbreak at 1120 continued on to a
point 26 miles SW of Lawrence Rocks before turning in at 1400. Docked at
1730. Swell:4-5 m easing to 2.5-4. Wind:nil to light. Cloud cover:100%.
THOSE ON BOARD: Mike Carter, Rohan Clarke, Sean Dooley, Peter Crabtree,
Peter Barrand, Stephen Clarke, Ted Shimba, Euan Moore, Jenny Rolland, Harry
Clarke, Peter Bardsley, Lars Peterson.
BIRDS
Little Penguin 44 (5)
Wandering Albatross 3 (3)
ROYAL ALBATROSS 1
Black-browed Albatross 80 (40)
BULLERS ALBATROSS 11 (3)
Yellow-nosed Albatross 40 (20)
Shy Albatross 20 (10)
Great-winged Petrel 6 (2)
Flesh-footed Shearwater 80 (30)
Sooty Shearwater 3 (1)
Shart-tailed Shearwater 40 (10)
Fluttering Shearwater 11 (5)
Huttons Shearwater 12 (3)
Fluttering type Shearwater sp? 20(6)
Wilson's Storm-petrel 14 (4)
White-faced Storm-petrel 11 (4)
COMMON DIVING-PETREL 2 (1)
Australian Gannet 500 + 8000 at Lawrence Rocks
Black-faced Cormorant 80 (80)
Arctic Jaeger 22(16)
Pomerine Jaeger 2 (2)
Silver Gull 11
Pacific Gull 3 in harbour
Crested Tern 23 (3)
MAMMALS
Common dolphin 100
[Sei] Whale 1
Humpback Whale 1
Fur Seal Sp 20
NEXT TRIP 5 April
Contact Mike Carter on (03)9787 7136 for details
Cheers Rohan Clarke
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