Hi everyone,
In contrast to Sunday’s HBOC Seawatch (see separate message), the conditions
this afternoon were ideal for observing pelagic birds off Nobby’s, Newcastle
with strong southerly winds and sizeable south to south-east swell.
Many Albatross flew past at a much closer range than normal, although due to
the poor light (I wasn’t able to get there until 1615) I wasn’t able to assign
any of the Black-broweds to a race ID. The birds moved past in a constant
stream, with 4 Albatross visible within one scope field of view being seen a
couple of times. A single Prion was seen flying north just before dusk.
Below is a list of birds seen between 1615 and 1745 (numbers are estimates only
for most):
Black-browed Albatross – >50
Yellow-nosed Albatross – 8
Fluttering Shearwater – 80 to 100
Prion sp. – 1
Australasian Gannet – up to 100
Crested Tern – 2
White-fronted Tern – 2
Mick Roderick
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