Sydney, NSW Pelagic Trip Report 8th July 2000

[Tony Palliser <>]

Sydney, NSW Pelagic Trip Report 8th July 2000 

Conditions, 
Departed at 7.30 am and returned at approx. 3.00 pm. 
Sea Conditions: Calm - slight swell under 1m. 
Weather: Overcast - fine 
Wind: Light winds to 5 Knots 
Water temperature 18.0 degrees C on the shelf 

Those on board, 
Anne Astier, Keith Brandwood, Reg Clark, JB Crouzier, Alexander
Hawkes, Kirk Hawkes, Janine Jones, Stan Jones, Stephen Kaye, Jarmo Komi,
Murray Lord, Rob McCay, Roger McGovern, Ted Nixon, Stella Martin, Ross
Mullholland, Tony Palliser, Ian Puckrin, Robert Quinan, Gordon Ramsay,
David Redfield Andrew Ross and Clive Wood 

Summary, 
A most pleasant day, starting off with some fine Hump-backed Whale
sightings off Botany Bay, before heading to the shelf.  Highlight
bird wise was a very obliging Juvenile Grey-headed Albatross.  A
species that is always hard to come by in Australia.  There should
be plenty of good photos around of this one as it circled the boat time
and time again.
  

Birds, 
(Note: numbers in brackets = highest count at any one time) 

005 Little Penguin 2 (1) 
086 Wandering Albatross (perhaps all exulans stage 1,4
&5)
088 Black-browed Albatross (melanophyrs) 20+ (6)
091 Shy Albatross 1
089 Yellow-nosed Albatross (bassi) 30+ (10) 
--- GREY-HEADED ALBATROSS 1 Juvenile 
073 Great-winged Petrel 1 
971 Providence Petrel 5 (1)
068 Fluttering Shearwater 4 (3) 
913 Hutton's Shearwater 8 (3)
--- Hutton's / Fluttering Type 10+
114 White-fronted Tern 4 (1)
115 Crested Tern 10+ (7) 
125 Silver Gull 20+ mostly in the harbour 
980 Great Skua 1 
099 Pied Cormorant 1 in the harbour 
097 Little Black Cormorant 70-80 in the harbour 
106 Australian Pelican 2 in the harbour 

Mammals, 
Hump-backed Whale  5 
  

Key booking contacts for Australian Pelagics: 
Tony Palliser - Sydney, NSW - 61.2.94115272 -  
Carl Loves - Wollongong, NSW - cloves 
Barbara Jones - Eden, NSW - 61.2.64957390.   
Mike Carter - Portland, VIC - 61.3.97877136 
John Hatch - Robe, SA 
Paul Walbridge - Southport, QLD 
Frank O'Connor - Perth, WA 

Tony Palliser 
http://www.zip.com.au/~palliser


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