Hi mates!
I am Maria,from spain.
Just I am going to wollongong for do a pelagic trip from there tomorrow , after
i would like to go to Barren grounds this afternoon , on saturday or early in
the morning on sunday.
I will stay my next week in Blue Mountains.
If there are some birders in both places that we can do birding together i will
be very glad.
Thanks in advance
My number is 0449872815
Good birding for the weekend
Rohan Clarke <> wrote:>Hi All,
>
>The BirdLife Australia pelagic got out off Eaglehawk Neck, SE Tasmania
>last weekend. The trip was another great success (see below). The next
>scheduled trips are for July 19th and 20th and September 13th and 14th
>2014. All trips are at present fully booked (with fairly long wait
>lists) but contact me if you wish to be added to a wait list.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Rohan Clarke
>
>BIRDLIFE PELAGIC TRIP OFF EAGLEHAWK NECK, TASMANIA
>
>Sunday 16th Feb 2014
>
>OBSERVERS: Carol Page, Bernie O'Keefe, Karen Dick, Chris Lester,
>Rosemary Lester, Dave Bullock, Graeme Bullock, Glen Pacey, Sue Abbotts,
>
>Xenia Dennett, Els Wakefield and Rohan Clarke (organiser and report
>compiler).
>
>WEATHER: Moderate to heavy cloud (~80%) throughout the day. Occasional
>patches of sunlight. Mild to warm. Initially a 20 knot south-westerly
>wind, increasing to 25 knots by midday with gusts to 30 knots.
>
>SEA: Small swell to 1 m inshore, building to 2 m with occasional sets
>to
>3 m beyond the shelf. Despite the persistent wind the sea didn't get up
>
>as expected and at worst we had to contend with a 1-1.5 m chop. As is
>usual for an Eaglehawk Neck pelagic the boat seemed to handle this well
>
>and the trip wasn't too rough. There was some intermittent spray when
>underway but we didn't get drenched! At least one seasick.
>
>ACTIVITY: Departed Pirates Bay Wharf at 0710. Headed out to the shelf
>via the Hippolytes (a rock stack that effectively marks the boundary
>between inshore and offshore waters). Small numbers of albatross, gulls
>
>and terns inshore, good numbers of birds around the Hipploytes, fairly
>quiet in offshore waters but then very good numbers beyond the shelf.
>Crossed the shelf break (100 fathoms) at 0910 before making our first
>stop at 43º08.33'S 148º12.54'E over 270-300 fathoms of water. Here we
>berleyed with fish frames and tuna oil. A second stop was made at
>43º01.45'S 148º16.21'E over 250 fathoms of water. Headed back in at
>1240
>(a bit earlier than usual as the seas was starting to get more lively
>and there were reports of 35-40 knot winds just to the south west near
>Tasman Island) to dock at about 1500.
>
>MAMMALS:
>
>Australian Fur Seals: 60 ashore on the Hippolytes and the adjacent
>small
>rock stack. 1 inshore in the PM.
>
>Common Dolphin: At least 4 different pods with a total count of at
>least
>35 animals. All inshore and offshore in the AM.
>
>BIRDS: 30 species beyond the point at Pirates Bay is an excellent count
>
>for a Tasmanian pelagic. Highlights were the good diversity of petrels,
>
>notably many Gould's as well as flybys by Mottled, Providence,
>White-headed and Soft-plumaged Petrels.
>
>Wilson's Storm-Petrel: 6 (2). All pelagic.
>
>Grey-backed Storm-Petrel: 20 (10). All pelagic.
>
>White-faced Storm-Petrel: 130 (70). 1 offshore in AM, remainder
>pelagic.
>
>NZ Wandering Albatross: 6 on plumage. All pelagic but at least 2
>followed us back into offshore waters. All were consistent with
>gibsoni.
>4 appeared to be adult males, remainder indeterminate.
>
>Southern Royal Albatross: 1 adult pelagic at the second berley point.
>
>Campbell Albatross: 5 (3). All pelagic. 2 adults, 2 immature (plus 1
>juvenile presumed to be this form).
>
>Shy Albatross: 100 (45). 15 inshore, 5 offshore, remainder pelagic. 2
>imm pelagic, remainder adult.
>
>Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross: 1 adult with scruffy upperwings that
>visited both pelagic berley points.
>
>Buller's Albatross: 45 (12). 21 inshore, 1 offshore, remainder pelagic.
>
>All adult.
>
>Short-tailed Shearwater: 2000 (500). 600 inshore in the AM, similar
>numbers offshore and remainder pelagic.
>
>Sooty Shearwater: 40 (5). 2 inshore, 15 offshore and remainder pelagic
>passing through as ones and twos .
>
>FLESH-FOOTED SHEARWATER: 1 pelagic at the second berley point.
>Generally
>scarce off Eaglehawk Neck.
>
>Common Diving-Petrel: 2 in inshore waters in the PM.
>
>Northern Giant-Petrel: 1 immature as a flyby in offshore waters in the
>AM.
>
>White-chinned Petrel: 80 (35). 1 offshore in AM, remainder pelagic.
>
>Fairy Prion: 4 (1). All pelagic.
>
>Great-winged Petrel: 2 (1). Both NZ gouldi. Both pelagic. Remarkably
>scarce!
>
>PROVIDENCE PETREL: 2 (1). Both pelagic at the second berley point.
>
>White-headed Petrel: 1 pelagic.
>
>GOULD'S PETREL: 21 (3). A steady stream of flybys at each of the berley
>
>stops (pelagic) and an additional individual in offshore waters in the
>PM. Mostly distant.
>
>SOFT-PLUMAGED PETREL: 1 that provided excellent if brief views in
>offshore waters in AM (over about 65 fathoms of water).
>
>MOTTLED PETREL: 1 flyby that approached reasonably close but
>unfortunately passed across the bow of the vessel (so views were
>obscured) at the second berley point.
>
>Little Penguin: 2 together close inshore in the PM.
>
>Australasian Gannet: 20 (10). All inshore. Another 40 on the
>Hippolytes.
>
>Black-faced Cormorant: 20 (15). All inshore. Another 760 on the
>Hipploytes including many sitting on nests.
>
>Crested Tern: 12 (4). All inshore. Another 20 on the small stack
>adjacent to the Hipploytes.
>
>Arctic Jaeger: 2. 1 dark bird and 1 intermediate bird (both distant) in
>
>inshore waters in the AM.
>
>Pacific Gull: 6 (4). 4 adults, 2 second year individuals. All inshore.
>
>Kelp Gull: 40 (10). All inshore. Another 30 on the Hippolytes.
>
>Silver Gull: 33 (10). All inshore. Another 45 on the Hippolytes.
>
>An immature White-bellied Sea-eagle on the Hippolytes rounded out the
>list.
>
>--
>Rohan Clarke
>www.wildlifeimages.com.au
>
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