G'day all,
Unfortunately I have no other details to relate other than those included
in my first posting. This is a sketchy secondhand report from my dad who,
despite a keen interest, is very much a "Sunday" birder.
It sounds like there has now been a large congregation of birds in this
area for at least three days so it would certainly be worth having a look
at it if you are within a reasonable drive. My GPS informs me that I have
2260kms between me and Hampton beach, but assures me that I could be
expected to get there by 16.49hrs tomorrow afternoon. Even though I assert
that I could probably beat this estimate, I have flights booked to
Melbourne in August, so I will just have to wait until then.
Cheers,
Chris
On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 1:02 PM, robert morris
<>wrote:
> Perhaps Chris meant Skuas? (e.g. Brown Skua.). Skua and jaeger are
> sometimes used interchangeably.
>
> May be the Pacific Gulls are Black-browed Albatrosses or another
> dark-backed Albie?
>
>
> Rob Morris
>
> Brisbane, Australia
>
>
> > Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:20:26 -0700
> > From:
> > To: ;
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Seabirds off Hampton Beach, VIC
>
> >
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > Although jaegers have commenced their southbound migration from the
> Arctic, they should not arrive here before September/October.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Nikolas
> >
> > ----------------
> > Nikolas Haass
> >
> > Sydney, NSW
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Chris Watson <>
> > To:
> > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 1:06 PM
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Seabirds off Hampton Beach, VIC
> >
> > G'day everyone,
> >
> > I'm in Alice Springs, but I just got off the phone with Mum and Dad who
> > went down to check on the congregation of seabirds off Hampton Beach,
> > reported on Birdline Vic by Sean Dooley a couple of days back.
> >
> > The olds aren't exactly hardcore birders but they were very impressed by
> > the numbers of gannets and terns (dad's words - there are thousands, not
> > hundreds). They also mentioned a few larger birds around that dad
> initially
> > thought might have been Pacific Gulls, but on closer inspection he
> decided
> > they weren't this species and relegated them to the too hard basket.
> Sounds
> > interesting though - jaegers perhaps?
> >
> > Anyway, just thought it might be of interest to anyone in the
> > neighbourhood. Sounds like it might be worth a look.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Chris Watson
> >
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