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Subject: birding-aus Eden (NSW) Pelagic Report Sunday October 17, 1999
From: "Barbara Jones" <>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 11:37:47 +1000
Eden (NSW) Pelagic Report. Sunday October 17, 1999.
Information supplied by David Webb.
 
Departed 08.10  Returned 15.20
1m swell, 1m sea, 
Winds:  NE 10 - 20 knots,  4/8 mid level cloud cover,
Water temp: 16.0 Deg.C in Bay, 17.9 Deg C at shelf
Air temp: 16 - 24 Deg.C. 
Main burleying pt 36 58' 056 S - 150 19' 219 E
 
On board: David Webb, Geoff Duggan (ACT), Chris and Janet Proctor (UK), Fiona Johnson (ACT), Charles Buer (ACT), Campbell Bearlin, Garry Moorhead, Manfred Noether and Skipper John Henry.   (There were vacancies!)
 
Species with maximum at one time in brackets.
984 Cape Petrel  17 (11)
075 Great-winged Petrel  100+ (40)
971 Providence Petrel  30 (10)
069 Wedge-tailed Shearwater  40 (10)
071 Short-tailed Shearwater  many 100's
068 Fluttering Shearwater  3 (2)
        Huttons/Fluttering  7
086 Wandering Albatross 27 (7)
088 Black-browed Albatross  11 (7)
091 Shy Albatross  9 (3)
864 Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross  1
063 Wilson's Storm-Petrel  5 (2)
104 Australasian Gannet  35 (15)
100 Little Pied Cormorant  4 (2)
098 Black-faced Cormorant  1
096 Great Cormorant  30 (18)
226 White-bellied Sea Eagle  2 (1)
980 Great Skua  1
126 Pacific Gull  6 (2)
125 Silver Gull present
115 Crested Tern present
228 Whistling Kite 1
 
Plus: 1 Fur Seal, 6 Humpback Whales, 1 Common Dolphin, 1 sunfish.
 
Next trip Sunday November 21, 1999.
Eden Pelagic trips are arranged by the Far South Coast Birdwatchers for your benefit.  Bookings to Barbara Jones    or phone (02) 6495 7390
 
 
 
 
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