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Eden (NSW) Pelagic Report. Sunday
September 19, 1999.
Information supplied by Eric
Andrew.
Departed 08.15 hrs. Returned
16.15 hrs.
Seas: 1.5m swell.
Winds: 25-30 knot.
Water temp: 14.5 Deg C. Air temp: 16.0 Deg C.
Sky clear.
Only able to get 15 miles out.
On board: Eric Andrew, David Webb, Barbara Allan, Andrew Stafford,
Rod Gardner, Peter Lansley, Howard Plowright, Jill Plowright and Skipper John
Henry.
Species seen with maximum at one time in brackets.
929 Southern Giant Petrel 9 (9)
937 Northern Giant Petrel 3 (2)
074 Southern Fulmar 1
984 Cape Petrel 20 (15)
probable Antarctic Prion
070 Sooty Shearwater 1
071 Short-tailed Shearwater 200 (100)
068 Fluttering Shearwater 5 (1)
913 Hutton's Shearwater 2 (1)
091 Shy Albatross 120 (80)
864 Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross 3 (3)
090 Grey-headed Albatross 1
065 White-faced Storm-Petrel 10 (4)
104 Australasian Gannet 10 (3)
100 Little Pied Cormorant 3 (3)
098 Black-faced Cormorant 2 (1)
096 Great Cormorant 21 (20)
226 White-bellied Sea Eagle 1
980 Great Skua 1
126 Pacific Gull 9 (7)
125 Silver Gull (plenty)
115 Crested Tern 16 (9)
114 White-fronted Tern 4 (3)
228 Whistling Kite 2 (2)
Plus: 1 Fur Seal and 10 Humpback Whales
Vacancies for next trip on Sunday October 16, 1999. Whale watch as a
sideline! Bookings to Barbara Jones on or phone (02) 6495
7390 These trips are arranged for you by the Far South Coast Birdwatchers
and we would love your support. Barbara.
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