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Eden (NSW) Pelagic Report. Sunday July 30,
2000.
Information supplied by Eric Andrew.
Departed 8.10 a.m. Returned 4.15.p.m.
Seas: Choppy on
a 1.5 - 2 metre swell.
Winds: Light to moderate. Sky: Bright
overcast.
Water temp: 13 15 Deg.C Air temp: 16 Deg C.
On board were: Eric Andrew, Grahame & Nicola Clark,
Paul MacKenzie
(Canada), John Schmelefske, Jeremy Cox, Peter Lansley, Mr Tai
Sheung -
Lai (Hong Kong), Alastair Smith, Lee Halasz. Skipper John
Henry and
decky Brad.
Species with maximum seen at one time in brackets:
005
Little Penguin 2 (1)
085 Common Diving-Petrel 2 (1)
929 Southern
Giant-Petrel 4 (3)
937 Northern Giant-Petrel 3 (2)
984 Cape Petrel 8
(3)
075 Great-winged Petrel 1
971 Providence Petrel 3 (2)
084 Antarctic
Prion 8 (8)
942 Slender-billed Prion 7 (5)
083 Fairy Prion 200
(100)
070 Sooty Shearwater 1
913 Hutton's Shearwater 8 (3)
086
Wandering Albatross 5 (2)
973 Northern Royal Albatross 1
088 Black-browed
Albatross 2 (1)
091 Shy Albatross 200 (70)
864 Indian Yellow-nosed
Albatross 7 (3)
063 Wilson's Storm-Petrel 1
065 White-faced Storm-Petrel 4
(2)
104 Australasian Gannet 18 (8)
098 Black-faced Cormorant 7 (5)
106
Australian Pelican 1
188 White-faced Heron 1 in harbour
191 Eastern Reef
Egret 1 in harbour
226 White-bellied Sea Eagle 3 (2)
980 Great Skua 5
(2)
126 Pacific Gull 2 (2)
125 Silver Gull present
115 Crested Tern
present
114 White-fronted Tern 8 (6)
228 Whistling Kite 1 in
harbour
Plus 6 seals and 20 Common Dolphin
Eden Pelagics operate on the fifth Sunday of the months when
they
occur. Extra trips can be arranged for small groups.
Contact
or
phone 02 6495 7390 (email to
still gets
me!)
Regards Barbara Jones, secretary of Far South Coast
Birdwatchers,
promoters of these non-profit trips for bird
enthusiasts. We welcome
your support.
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