Very interested to read this report on Streaked Shearwaters off the coast,
yet none were seen on the recent Wollongong Pelagic. How often are they seen
on pelagic trips (not often as I recall). Does anyone have any ideas why
this may be (do Streaked Shearwaters travel in flocks and these have just
been missed).
Also regarding White-necked Petrels, Norfolk Island is 1600km ENE of Sydney
(so will still be over 1000 km from Australia) and is actually closer to New
Zealand, and only a few (one?) pairs breed on Phillip Island with the main
breeding colony in the Kermadec Islands (north of NZ).
Cheers,
Peter
From: "Edwin Vella" <>
Reply-To: "Edwin Vella" <>
To: "Birding-aus" <>
Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] NSW Lots of Streaked Shearwaters off Maroubra,
Sydney - 12th February 2006
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:09:15 +1100
David Mitford has advised me that he saw 23 Streaked Shearwaters in "90
minutes" from Maroubra (approx. 10 km south of Sydney CBD). This is
quite a high number for this uncommon species for NSW. I thought seeing
3 one afternoon was good. Though according to the book "Birds of Sydney"
by Ern Hoskin, a flock of 28 plus were seen on a pelagic off Sydney
Heads on 24/4/82.
David also in that fantastic 90 minutes a White-necked Petrel, another
regular but uncommon species off NSW that breeds on Norfolk Island a few
hundred km's off from NSW.
Interestingly both the Streaked Shearwater and White-necked Petrel were
not even mentioned in the 1980 edition Pizzey Field Guide!
Edwin Vella
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