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birding-aus 8th MAY 1999 Sydney, NSW Pelagic Trip Report

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Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 18:26:44 +1000
8th MAY 1999 Sydney, NSW Pelagic Trip Report 
  

Conditions,
Departed at 7.15 am and returned at 3.00 pm.  
0.5M swell decreasing later, Light Winds.  Reaching 27 Nautical Miles 
E of Sydney Heads. 
Water temperature 21.3 Degrees C.  
  
Those on Board,  
Steve Anyon-Smith, Detlef Davies, Penny Drake-Brockman, Trevor Ford, Rod
Gardner, Marica Havens, George Havens, Michael Hunter, Penny Hunter, Ted
Nickson, Bianca Priest, Robert Quoinan, Mark Sanders, Andrew Stafford, Paul
Taylor, Alison Wiley,  
  
Summary,  
As with last year a very quiet but pleasant day with low numbers and a low
diversity of species, highlights included the seasons first Wandering
Albatross, Black-browed Albatross and Providence Petrel.  A White-phase
Reef Egret some 25 Miles from shore was an unexpected find.  Stopped at:
34.05'- 151.34' and the sea mount known as 'Browns Mountain' before
returning.   
  
Birds,  
(Note: numbers in brackets = highest count at any one time)  
  
005-Little Penguin 1  In the harbour  
086-Wandering Albatross 1  Stage 1 Juv  
088-Black-browed Albatross (impavida) 1 ad  
971-Providence (Solander's) Petrel 15-20 (5) 
075-Great-winged Petrel 2 (1)    
913-Hutton's Shearwater 1
071-Short-tailed Shearwater 2 (1) + 1 dead bird
072-Flesh-footed Shearwater 2 (1)   
104-Australasian Gannet 90 (30+)   
125-Silver Gull 100+   
115-Crested Tern 10+  
  
106-Australasian Pelican 5 in the harbour  
100-Little Pied Cormorant 1 in the harbour 
191-Reef Egret 1 (White phase) over the shelf  
    
  
Mammals,  
Common Dolphin  20+ 
Manta Ray 1 (breaching outside the heads)  
  
  
Sydney Pelagics depart on the 2nd Saturday of each month, Wollongong  
Pelagics depart on the 4th Sunday of each month and Eden Pelagics the 5th  
Sunday of each quarter. If you would like to join one of these trips please  
contact either Tony Palliser or Pete Milburn to make a booking.  
  
Tony Palliser Ph; 02-99001678 (w), 02-4277563  (h)  
http://www.zip.com.au/~palliser  
  
  
Pete Milburn Ph; 0416-249501 or Wk 02-62494326  
   
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