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Hi Birders,
I did a sea watch off Norah Head for
an hour today 1300-1400 hrs as the conditions looked good as there was a strong
southerly wind blowing, which is a bit of change from the more regular
westerlies of late. However there was not much to see. In that hour 14
Australasian Gannets (12A+2 Immatures) mostly flew north, 60+ Fluttering
Shearwaters were feeding not far off shore, 20+ Wedge-tailed Shearwaters passed
all heading south in twos and threes, only one Albatross was seen, a lone Shy
Albatross, 5+ White-fronted Terns were feeding just off the rocks and the usual
Crested Terns and Silver Gulls were present. On the rocks at Soldiers Point were
34 Red-necked Stints, 3 Pacific Golden Plovers, 1 Gfrey-tailed Tattler, 1 Sooty
Oystercatcher, 8 Turnstones and alone Double-banded Plover in breeding plumage.
Great, Little Black and Little Pied Cormorants completed the list of
birds.
Alan Morris
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