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29th November 1998 Eden Pelagic
Report
Departed 8.00 am and returned
4.00pm.
Weather: clear. Sea: medium to rough. Swell: 3
metres.
Wind: 25 - 30 knots. Sea temp: 17.5 Deg
C
Turned back at 21 miles ( 37.12'
- 150.18' ) due to bad weather.
On board: Eric Andrew, Geoff Duggan, Mike Doyle,
Peter Christian, Paul Harvey,
Grahame Clark, Nicola Clark, Barbara Allan,
Steve Piotrowski, Bill Hetherington,
Campbell Bearlin, Evelyn
Bearlin.
Species seen: Highest number at one time
in brackets.
Little Penguin 1
Great-winged Petrel 4 (2)
Providence Petrel 1
Short-tailed Shearwater 380+
(300)
Fluttering Shearwater 8
(6)
Hutton's Shearwater 2
Wandering Albatross 1
Black-browed Albatross 16 (6)
Shy Albatross 5 (2)
Australasian Gannet 12 (7)
Black-faced Cormorant
30
Great Cormorant 25
Australian Pelican 3
White-bellied Sea Eagle 3
Pomarine Jaeger 3 (2)
Pacific Gull 3
Crested Tern 5 (4)
White-winged Tern 1 imm.
Observations supplied by Eric Andrew.
Next trip 17th January 1999 and every THIRD
Sunday of each month following.
Bookings to Barbara Jones at pH (02) 6495 7390
or email
To birding-aus subscribers:
These trips are promoted by me on behalf of the
Far South Coast Birdwatchers
as a
service to enthusiasts and we make NO financial gain by so
doing!
Barbara Jones.
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