Eden (NSW) Pelagic Trip. Sunday 29 October, 2000.
Information supplied by Eric Andrew.
Departed 0800 hours. Returned 1645 hours. Went out 22 miles.
Seas: 2 - 3 m swell. Winds: up to 30 knots. Sky: Overcast.
Water temp 17 Deg C . Air temp 15 - 18 Deg C
On board : EricAndrew, David Webb, Richard Mason, Mike Doyle, Graham
Stephinson, David Bright, Libby Bright, Kathy Walter, Don Jennings,
Rhonda Jennings, Ann Nickless, Alan Deacon, with skipper John Henry and
decky Manfred Noether.
Species with maximum seen at one in brackets.
005 Little Penguin 1
984 Cape Petrel 1
075 Great-winged Petrel 2 (2)
083 Fairy Prion 100 (30)
069 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 2 (2)
071 Short-tailed Shearwater 10,000
Huttons/Fluttering Shearwater 10 (5)
086 Wandering Albatross 1
088 Black-browed Albatross 10 (3)
091 Shy Albatross 300 (200)
862 Salvin's Albatross 2 (1)
864 Indian yellow-nosed Albatross 1
063 Wilson's Storm Petrel 6 (2)
065 White-faced Storm Petrel 1
104 Australasian Gannet 25 (10)
100 Little Pied Cormorant 1
098 Black-faced Cormorant 7 (7)
096 Great Cormorant 16 (8)
106 Australian Pelican 1
191 Eastern Reef Egret 1
226 White-bellied Sea Eagle 4 (2)
980 Great Skua 1
945 Pomarine Jaeger 1
126 Pacific Gull 2 (2)
125 Silver Gull present
111 Caspian Tern 1
114 White-fronted Tern 8 (5)
953 Common Tern 1
228 Whistling Kite 1
Plus:
16 Humpback Whales
50 Common Dolphins
20 Fur Seals
This was the last trip for 2000. Bookings are now available for any of
the 2001 trips on the following Sundays: March 18, April 29, July 29,
September 30.
Please contact me via email or ph. 02 64957390.
The Eden trips are organised by Far South Coast Birdwatchers at no
profit to the club.
Thanks to all supporters during 2000. We hope you enjoyed your trip.
Barbara Jones.
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