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Query Re: Nesting Colony of Soft-plumaged Petrel off Tasmania

To: EDWIN VELLA <>
Subject: Query Re: Nesting Colony of Soft-plumaged Petrel off Tasmania
From: Phil Hansbro <>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 23:50:48 +1100 (EST)
Hi all

I did hear a few years ago that there was a small Soft-plumaged Petrel
colony on one of the southern islands of Tassie and I am pretty sure that
it was Matseyker (spellinng??). I also remember that there was a high
proportion of dark phase birds in this population.

Cheers
Phil Hansbro



>To all
>
>I haven't had any answers to this query as yet and would like to know if
>anyone out there may be able to answer it. Are there any Tasmania birding
>ausers out there who may know an answer to my query?
>
>In addition, I would also be interested to know what is the size of
>populations of Herald Petrels on the Great Barrier Reef Islands and
>White-necked Petrels on Norfolk Island, if anyone can answer this?
>
>Thanks
>
>Edwin
>
>My original query was:
>
>> > I have been told second hand that a few Soft-plumaged Petrels have
>> > colonised/or has been discovered on an island off Tasmania. As a matter
>of
>> > interest, can anybody confirm this? How large would be the colony?
>
>
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