Eden (NSW) Pelagic Report. Sunday July 14, 2002
Information supplied by Eric Andrew.
This trip replaced the June 30 trip, which was called off due to weather
conditions.
Departed 0800 Returned 1600. Went out 18 miles.
Seas: 1.5 metre swell. Winds: light.
Water and air temperature both 17 Deg C.
On board were: Eric Andrew, David Webb, Lorand Szucs, Don and Rhonda
Jennings, Kathy Walter, John Goldie, Ross Fackerell, Keith Laverick,
Martyn and Pat Moffat, Bob Harris with skipper John Smith and decky
Manfred Noether.
Species seen with maximum seen at one time in brackets.
005 Little Penguin (1 dead at shelf)
929 Southern Giant Petrel 2 (2)
937 Northern Giant Petrel 1 (1)
984 Cape Petrel 2 (2)
Antarctic type Prion 10 (5)
942 Slender-billed Prion 3 (1)
083 Fairy Prion 20 (10)
068 Fluttering Prion 21 (11)
086 Wandering Albatross 1 (1)
088 Black-browed Albatross 1 (1)
859 Campbell Albatross 3 (1)
931 Buller's Albatross 1 (1)
091 Shy Albatross 100 (25)
864 Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross 6 (3)
104 Australasian Gannet 10 (4)
100 Little Pied Cormorant 1 (1)
098 Black-faced Cormorant 1 (1)
096 Great Cormorant 1 (1)
106 Australian Pelican 4 (4)
226 White-bellied Sea Eagle 1 (1)
980 Great Skua 6 (3)
126 Pacific Gull 8 (5)
125 Silver Gull present
115 Crested tern 8 (4)
114 White-fronted Tern 2 (1)
133 Masked Lapwing 1 (1)
Plus 1 Humpbacked Whale and 1 Fur Seal.
Next trip Sunday September 29, 2002. Bookings to this address or
These are non profit trips organised by Far South Coast Birdwatchers.
Barbara Jones phone: 02 6495 7390
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