suspected migration

["Philip Veerman" <>]

I would suggest by far most likely they are Short-tailed Shearwaters, popularly called muttonbirds, (that move south along the coast in thousands at this time of year, heading for their breeding islands around Victoria and Tasmania). And I'm guessing, if not them, then another of the various all dark shearwaters. And may have been a mix of species. Some people even say they can pick the difference between these species at that distance............ I can't.

 

Philip Veerman

24 Castley Circuit

Kambah  ACT  2902

 

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From: annette carse [
Sent: Tuesday, 6 October 2009 8:05 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] suspected migration

Can anyone help please

 

Over the October long weekend I was camping with a few friends at Bittangabee Campground in Ben Boyd National Park to catch a glimpse of a few whales. Whilst looking for whales I saw a long stream of dark coloured birds a few feet above the ocean surface heading south, approximately 500 metres offshore.  I was unable to make out any detail as they were too far away to resolve with my binoculars but it continued all day Sunday and they were still going on Monday prior to our leaving.

 

It looked like a migration - for me an extraordinary event. Can anyone help me out with what they were?

 

Annette Carse

Kaleen

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