SYDNEY, NSW PELAGIC TRIP REPORT 12th January 1998
Trip Summary:
A fairly quiet January trip, but some good birds just the same. Gould's
Petrel being the highlight although views were not up to the standard of
last
month. Of particular interest were the two sightings of Providence Petrel
(both juvenile birds) which are very rare at this time of year from Sydney
or
Wollongong. Also worthy of note was the large number of Flesh-footed
Shearwater particularly once we were over the shelf at our chumming location
34.07'S - 151.43'E.
Conditions:
Mostly overcast.
Water temperature 23.7C once beyond the shelf.
Departed at 7.15 am and returned at 2.30 pm.
Predominantly Northeast winds 15-20 Knots
Reached 29.7 Nautical Miles East of Sydney.
Those on Board:
Clive Beyers, Bjorn ?, Redge Clark, Rod Gardner, Dion Hobcroft, Glen Holmes,
Chris McInerny, Bill McLean, Tony Palliser, Robert Quinan, Mike Ronan, David
Siems, Andrew Stafford, Chris Watts, David Werner, Peter West and Beth
Williams.
BIRD LIST
Numbers in brackets = Highest Count at any one time.
Providence Petrel 2 (fresh Juvenile)
Great-winged Petrel 100-150 (c.40+)
GOULD'S PETREL 2 (1)
Wilson's Storm Petrel 5+ (2)
White-faced Storm Petrel 2 (1)
BULLER'S SHEARWATER 2 (2)
Short-tailed Shearwater 10+ (2)
Sooty Shearwater 1
Flesh-footed Shearwater 150+ (50+)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater 100+ (30+)
Hutton's Shearwater 5-6 (2)
Australasian Gannet 1
Crested Tern 10+ (3)
Common Tern 10-12 (6+) In the harbour
Arctic Jaeger 3 (1)
Pomarine Jaeger 5-6 (2)
Silver Gull 30+
Great Cormorant 4 In the harbour
little Pied Cormorant 2 In the harbour
Australian Pelican 3 In the harbour
MAMMAL LIST
None Reported
Trips are always on the 2nd Saturday of each month from Sydney and
the 4th Sunday of each month from Wollongong.
To make a booking or find out more contact or
or take a look at the web site.
http://www.zip.com.au/~palliser
Regards
Tony Palliser (.....Sydney, Australia)
Phone.....+61 2 9900 1678 or Home +61 2 9427 7563
Fax.......+61 2 9900 1669
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