Augusta / Albany WA Pelagic Trip

[Frank O'Connor <>]

Augusta/Albany Pelagic

Is anyone interested in a pelagic seabird trip from Augusta or Albany
in WA?  I am happy to organise the trip (all costs shared) if enough
people are interested.  I would need at least 10 people
interested.  Also suggestions for the best time of the year for the
trip?  I plan to ask the Augusta Tourist Bureau if the trip goes
ahead.  Possibly late autumn (May), winter (July), early spring
(September) or summer (December).  In case the trip needed to be
deferred due to weather, it will probably require driving down on Friday
and returning on Monday.  I would prefer the trip to be from
Augusta, but Albany could be better if we need to wait a day or two for
the weather to settle, as there is better birding nearby, and it might be
easier to find a suitable boat in Albany.

The aim of the trip would be to find seabirds and cetaceans that we do
not normally see on the Perth pelagics from Hillarys.  e.g. unusual
albatrosses, White-chinned Petrel, White-headed Petrel, Grey Petrel, Blue
Petrel, Blue Whale or something even rarer like Common Diving-Petrel,
Southern Fulmar, Fairy Prion, South Polar Skua, etc.  May is
reported to be a good time for Blue Whale, July for many seabirds,
September for migratory seabirds such as shearwaters, and in summer the
weather might be better.  If you are interested, then please contact
Frank O'Connor at  or (08) 9386 5694.

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Frank O'Connor     Birding WA http://members.iinet.net.au/~foconnor

Phone : (08) 9386
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