Atlantic Petrel in Slater Field Guide

[Chris Brandis <>]

Hi
I have used the picture in Slater as I submitted a sighting for 
28/9/2003 off Little Beach, near Albany, WA, during fierce winds.  As I 
was a lone birder and it was about 200 m out to sea it would not be 
accepted but it was to be published in the next Australian Seabird 
Bulletin.  I think the reference in Slater was just in case as we have 
seen the Atlantic form of the Yellow-nosed Albatross off Wollongong, now 
a separate species, which forages in similar pelagic regions.
But a good one for Vic.
Cheers  Chris

Steve Clark wrote:

> G'day all
>
> I'm still reeling from the pelagic off Port Fairy on Sunday - I was a last 
> minute
> fill-in on the trip so how lucky is that?
>
> Just looking up something in the latest edition of the Slater Field
> Guide and noticed it has an entry for the Atlantic Petrel - "Extremely
> rare accidental from south Atlantic to south west".  This implies there
> is a record from sw WA.  Does anyone know what this is referring to?
>
> Good luck to those heading out to look for the bird this week.
>
> Cheers
>
> Steve Clark
> Hamilton, Victoria
>
>
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