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Hi again
There will no doubt be a more official report on
exact numbers of species seen etc but as we had such an excellent trip out of
Swansea ( south of Newcastle ) on the 14/9/2002, I thought it would be of
interest to a few of you. Twenty three species were seen the other side of the
Continental Shelf, where we drifted for about 3 to 4 hours.
The highlight being a new bird for the "Hunter
Region", a White-headed Petrel which gave all on board splendid views and
photos as it circled the boat several tim
s.
Other highlights included 6 species of
Shearwaters, 4 species of Albatross including adult Wandering ( Race gibsonii
& antipodensis) & Shy Albatross, Slender-billed Prion, several
Providence Petrels around 20 Cape Petrels and both Southern & Northern Giant
Petrels.
Species seen
White fronted Tern
Crested Tern
Fairy Prion
Slender-billed Prion
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Fluttering Shearwater
Hutton's Shearwater
Fleshy-footed Shearwater
Short-tailed Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
White-faced Storm Petrel
Black-browed Albatross
Yellow-nosed Albatross
Shy Albatross
Wandering Albatross
Cape Petrel
White-headed Petrel
Providence Petrel
Great-winged Petrel
Northern Giant Petrel
Southern Giant Petrel
Pomarine Jaeger
Australasian Gannet
Apologies for the order listed , lack of
numbers and scientific names, as I will leave that to someone more in the know
than myself.
Cheers
Dick Jenkin
DUNGOG
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