Eden Pelagic Report Sunday 17th January 1999
Information supplied by Eric Andrew
Departed 8am. Returned 4.30pm. Went out 26 miles.
Seas light. Winds variable to 10 knots. Light cloud cover.
Air temp. 25 degrees C. Water temp. 22 degress C.
Observers:
Eric Andrew, Geoff Duggan, David Webb, Bill Hetherington, Bill Harrigan,
Philip Veerman, Desley Williams, David Barton, Manfred Noether, Wendy
Noether. Skipper: John Henry.
Species observed: Total + (maximum a one time)
Great-winged Petrel 200 (50)
Gould's Petrel 1
Black Petrel 6
Wedge-tailed Shearwater 30 (10)
Buller's Shearwater 4 (1)
Flesh-footed Shearwater 2
Sooty Shearwater 1
Short-tailed Shearwater 40 (20)
Wandering Albatross 2
Indian yellow-nosed Albatross 1
White-faced Storm-Petrel 3
Australasian Gannet 20
Brown Booby 1
Black-faced Cormorant 60
Great Cormorant 8
Pomarine Jaeger 35 (20)
Long-tailed Jaeger 4
Silver Gull (present)
Crested Tern (present)
Whistling Kite 1
Trips from Eden every third Sunday of each month. Bookings and more
information to Barbara Jones email or phone 02 6495
7390 Why not join us some time, Barbara.
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