BIRDS SEEN IN JULY OFF WOLLONGONG
Compilations of sightings from previous 13 July trips up to, but not including
1996.
VIRTUAL DEFINATES
Wandering Albatross (93%)
Black-browed Albatross (100%)
Yellow-nosed Albatross (100%)
Shy Albatross (93%)
Solander's Petrel (100%)
Fairy Prion (100%)
Fluttering Shearwater (100%)
Australasian Gannet (100%)
Australasian Pelican (100%)
Southern Skua (93%)
Silver Gull (100%)
Kelp Gull (100%)
Crested Tern (100%)
PROBABLES
Southern Giant Petrel (79%)
Cape Petrel (79%)
White-headed Petrel (50%)
White-faced Storm-Petrel (57%)
White-fronted Tern (64%)
POSSIBLES
Little Penguin (36%)
Northern Giant Petrel (21%)
Great-winged Petrel (36%)
Antarctic Prion (36%)
Thin-billed Prion (29%)
Sooty Shearwater (7%)
Short-tailed Shearwater (7%)
Hutton's Shearwater (29%)
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (14%)
Common Tern (7%)
Arctic Tern (7%)
RARITIES
Royal Albatross (3)
Chatham Island Albatross (1)
Kermadec Petrel (1)
Little Shearwater (1)
Grey-backed Storm-Petrel (2)
Common Diving-Petrel (1)
Cheers
Phil Hansbro
Southern Oceans Seabird Study Association
The next Wollongong boat is on the 28.7.96.
If you would like to go on any pelagic trips off NSW, contact me as follows;
Email;
Ph; (h) 06-2498234, (w) 06-2493091.
Fax; 06-2494891.
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