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From: Judith
Sent: Wednesday, 21 April 1999 7:30
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Subject: Portland Pelagic Trip
PORTLAND PELAGIC TRIP REPORT APRIL 11TH 1999
Group: Mike Carter (Leader), Maarten Heelzebosch, John Long; Rod Bird and
Diana Lewis (Hamilton), Grant Penrhyn (SA), Gavin O'Meara, Judith Hoyle,
John Saw, Graham Winstone and Janette Jones (Albury). No one sick!
Vessel:Michael J IV. Skipper: Howard Willoughby. Owner/Decky: Gary Roberts
Weather: Fine, calm, cloudless, warm. Southerly breeze to 10 knots from
1215. Distant fog. Sea: Glassy on zero swell in a.m.. Rippled in p.m.
Activity: Sailed @ 0655. Docked 1545. Past east of Lawrence Rocks (LR) @
0720 then headed out SW (225o) @12 knots. 0800 - 0830 watched Blue Whale
feeding (photos) @ 3.75 NM S of Cape Nelson. Another two observed about
3NM further.
Paused @ 0910 to check out Great Shearwater and White-faced Storm Petrels.
Crossed shelf at 1010 and headed for trawler - stopped to berley (sharks
liver).
1115 moved to intercept second trawler. Headed in 1300. At LT 1515 - 1525.
ANIMALS:
Blue Whales 3 (photos 1)
Fur Seals c 12 all zones including pelagic
BIRDS: 23 sea birds, plus 3 others on LR. Mostly pelagic
Little Penguin 13
Wandering Albatross 1 stage I (juv). Pelagic (photos)
Black-browed Albatross 500 (400). 300 Impavada (photos) congregating at
trawlers.
Buller's Albatross 5 1 ad.. Pelagic (photos)
Yellow-nosed Albatross 20 (10)
Shy Albatros 100 (50)
Salvin's Albatross 1 sub ad.. Pelagic (photos)
Great-winged Petrel 5 (3). All nominate race, all pelagic
White-chinned Petrel 1 pelagic (photos flight)
Flesh-footed Shearwater 2 (2). Pelagic
Great Shearwater 1 offshore. Ist Victorian record, 3rd or
4th Australian
record.
Separate notes not attached
Sooty Shearwater 3 (2). Pelagic
Short-tailed Shearwater 26 (20). 2 inshore, 20 offshore, 2 pelagic
Fluttering Shearwater 16 (6). All inshore
Wilson's Storm-Petrel 80 (60). 1 offshore, 79 pelagic
Grey-backed Storm-Petrel 1. Pelagic
White-faced Storm-Petrel 6. 4 off shore (2 sitting on sea), 2 pelagic
Australasian Gannet c8000 on and around LR, 40 inshore
Black-faced Cormorant 22 on LR, others in bay and harbour
Artic Jaeger 1 [2nd] summer, dark morph., pelagic.
Barred
underwing & vent
Silver Gull 58
Crested Tern 8
Pacific Gull 1 adult in bay + 2 in harbour
Sooty Oystercatcher 1 LR
Cattle Egret 1 LR
White-faced Heron c6 LR
Notes transcribed from Mike Carter's notes by Judith Hoyle Albury
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