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Eden NSW Pelagic Trip
Report Sunday 18th April 1999
Information supplied by
Eric Andrew and John Henry.
Departed 8am.
Returned 4.30pm. Went out to 26 miles.
Swell 2m. Winds
light. Sky clear.
Water temp: 20.3 degrees
C. Air temp: 23 degrees C.
Observers:
Eric Andrew, David Webb,
Bill Hetherington, Grahame Clark, Nicola Clark, Tim Kastelle and Nancy Pachana
(visitors from NZ) Barry Martin, Brenda Martin, Margaret Ronaldson, Peter
Ronaldson, Manfred Noether and skipper John Henry.
A great improvement on the
March trip which was rather quiet. New for the Eden list were Campbell
Albatross and White-headed Petrel. Most of the birds were just inside the
shelf line in excess of 200 fathoms. Some storm-petrels, albatross and
jaegers were close inshore.
The two Eastern Reef Egrets
were at 17 miles. One Cattle Egret was on the breakwater at Eden
Wharf. ( Cattle Egrets are starting to reappear, as is usual in Autumn in
this district and one was sharing rocks with Silver Gulls at a nearby boat ramp
on April 16.)
Species observed: Total +
maximum at one time bracketed.
075 Great-winged
Petrel 2 (1)
077
White-headed Petrel 1
069 Wedge-tailed
Shearwater 1
975 Buller's
Shearwater 2 (1)
070 Sooty Shearwater
11 (3)
071 Short-tailed
Shearwater 7 (2)
086 Wandering
Albatross 1
088 Black-browed
Albatross 13 (4)
859 Campbell
Albatross 1
091 Shy Albatross 8
(4)
862 Salvin's
Albatross 1
864 Indian
Yellow-nosed Albatross 35 (11)
063 Wilson's
Storm-Petrel 13 (5)
065 White-faced Storm-Petrel 4 (2)
104 Australasian Gannet 92 (37)
100 Little Pied Cormorant 2 (2)
098 Black-faced Cormorant 60 (60)
191 Eastern Reef Egret 2 (2) ...17 miles
out.
226 White-bellied Sea Eagle 2 (2)
945 Pomarine Jaeger 2 (1)
128 Arctic Jaeger 2 (2)
125 Silver Gull 100+
115 Crested Tern 38
(20)
114 White-fronted Tern 1
228 Whistling Kite 1 (off breakwater)
Plus 2 Fur Seals
3 Hammerhead
Sharks
40
Commin Dolphins
Caught some Yellow Fin and Stripey Tuna as a sideline.
Trips depart Eden (NSW) on the third Sunday of each
month. Bookings to either or phone me on (02) 6495
7390. Cost $50 per person. Last minute spots sometimes
available. Trips are arranged by the Far South Coast Birdwatchers in
the interest of birdwatching for those who are not familiar with this corner of
the state of NSW. Why not join us sometime? Barbara Jones.
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