Sydney Pelagic Trip Report 14th NOVEMBER 1998
Departed at 7.15 am and returned at 3.15 pm.
1.0M swell, Winds light variable
Reaching 28 Nautical Miles E of Sydney Heads.
Water temperature 19.3 Degrees
Primary chumming location 34.02'S 151.45'E
Those on Board,
Jeroen Bijleved, Graham Blackwell, David Brewer, Margaret Brewer,
Irene Denton, Leo Edson, Nick Hodges, Rod Gardner, Hans Groot, Alex
Gillespe, Michael Kehr, Natalie Kehr, Bruce McGregor, Anne McGregor,
Freyer McGregor, Johnathon Meyer, David Miller, John Morgan, Tony
Palliser, Quentin Paynter, Tom Smith, Andrew Stafford, Win
Van-Sblunder, Chris Winter, Ken Wysocki and Alan Ziegler.
Summary,
An excellent trip, pleasant calm conditions plenty of Wandering
Albatross one or two rarities including two Black Petrels and a very
confiding juvenile Buller's Albatross which followed us for 28NM from
well beyond the shelf to Sydney Heads. Large numbers of hungry Great-
winged Petrel and Wedge-tailed Shearwaters. Several races of
Wandering Albatross (potentially gibsoni & exulans) plus a reasonable
possibility that one or two of them may have been antipodensis one of
which was banded with a New Zealand ring (NZ R51696). Many photographs
were taken which may assist with the identification of these races
after further research. Also some of the seasons first Flesh-footed
Shearwater and Long-tailed Jaeger.
BIRDS
(numbers in brackets = highest count at any one time)
(numbers before the name assist in the recording process)
073-Great-winged Petrel 140+(100+)
971-Providence (Solander's) Petrel 3(1)
917-BLACK PETREL 2(2)
069-Wedge-tailed Shearwater 230+(180+)
072-Flesh-footed Shearwater 8+(4)
070-Sooty Shearwater 6(2)
071-Short-tailed Shearwater 2+(2) being very low numbers
068-Fluttering Shearwater 2(1) (and 5+ unidentified)
913-Hutton's Shearwater 2(1)
086-Wandering Albatross 12+(9)
(stage 4 gibsoni type?) 6-8(5)
(stage 5 exulan type?) 2(2)
(stage 3 antipodensis type?) 2-3(2)
088-Black-browed Albatross 15-20+ (Juv 12+)
(impavida - Juvenile 1)
(melanophrys - adult 1)
931-BULLER'S ALBATROSS 1
065-White-faced Storm Petrel 1
104-Australasian Gannet 4(2)
106-Australasian Pelican 3 in the harbour
945-Pomarine Jaeger 5(2)
128-Arctic Jaeger 4(3)
933-Long-tailed Jaeger 3(1)
125-Silver Gull 10+ inshore
115-Crested Tern 3-4
19 species of seabird - away from the heads.
MAMMALS
Hump-backed Whales 2 (Very brief this time)
Common Dolphin : one small pod of about 8
Sydney Pelagics depart on the 2nd Saturday of each month, Wollongong
Pelagics depart on the 4th Sunday of each month and Eden Pelagics on
the 3rd Sunday of each month thru 1999. If you would like to join one
of these trips please contact either Tony Palliser or Pete Milburn to
make a booking.
Regards
Tony Palliser
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