Hi all,
Just a quick rundown on a very successful weekend out on the water off
Eaglehawk Neck. The weather was very kind, allowing us to stay out all day,
and with blue skies making for good photography. Our highlight of the trip
was a GREY PETREL. We also had good sightings of 6 species (or subspecies
depending on your views) of Albatross, a close look at WHITE-HEADED
PETREL and brief views of a PROVIDENCE PETREL. Our biggest disappointment
was the total lack of Storm Petrels and Prions, which we were all a little
surprised at. The following is a list of birds we saw each day, with an
estimate of numbers in brackets.
Regards,
Chris
Saturday 18th
Kelp Gull (30+)
Pacific Gull (2)
Crested Tern (4)
Little Penguin (1)
Australasian Gannet (1)
Sooty Shearwater (1)
Shy Albatross (30+)
Buller's Albatross (2)
Salvin's Albatross (2 - 1ad, 1juv)
Black-browed Albatross (1)
Southern Royal Albatross (4)
Wandering Albatross (2)
GREY PETREL (1)
WHITE-HEADED PETREL (1)
Cape Petrel (4)
Great-winged Petrel (both subspecies) (10)
Common Diving Petrel (20+)
Southern Giant Petrel (2)
Northern Giant Petrel (1)
Sunday 19th
Kelp Gull (20+)
Pacific Gull (5)
Silver Gull (20+)
Crested Tern (4)
Little Penguin (4)
Black-faced Cormorant (5)
Australasian Gannet (5)
Shy Albatross (40+)
Buller's Albatross (2)
Black-browed Albatross (nominate) (1)
Yellow-nosed Albatross (1)
WHITE-HEADED PETREL (1)
Cape Petrel (both subspecies) (5)
PROVIDENCE PETREL (1)
Great-winged Petrel (both subspecies) (15+)
Common Diving Petrel (15+)
Southern Giant Petrel (1)
Northern Giant Petrel (3)
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