EAGLEHAWK NECK BOAT TRIP - 25 February 2007
GROUP: Peter Britton, Mike Bysouth, Keith and Lindsay Fisher,
Clive Garland, Chris and Rosemary Lester, Jann and Ross Mulholland, Colin
Myers, Stuart Pell, Bill Wakefield.
VESSEL/SKIPPER: Pauletta - John Males with deckie, Dale.
WEATHER: Initially, fine with light cloud and a SSW wind of
10 knots. In the afternoon, the weather became sunny with no cloud and a S
wind of less than 5 knots.
SEA: Initially, slight sea with 1 - 2 m swell and then
decreasing to a 1 m swell with no chop in the afternoon.
ACTIVITY: Sailed 07.20 from Pirates Bay (PB) at Eaglehawk
Neck. Headed out ESE past the Hippolytes to our first stop 17 nm from PB
and 2.5 nm past the shelf at 09.40 at 43o 10.54’S 148o 11.61’E in 300
fathoms with water temperature at 18.5o C until 10.45. Continued out and
made our second stop at 11.40 (at 6 nm past the shelf and 21 nm from PB)
in 1,000 fathoms (18.3o C) at 43o 08.93’S 148o 12.16’E until 12.30. Moved
further north and closer to the shelf to 43o 06.41’S 148o 14.00’E and
stopped 1 nm outside the shelf (about 14 nm from the PB) at 13.15 in 170
fathoms (18.9oC). Started back at 14.00 and returned to Pirates Bay at
15.30.
MAMMALS: Australian Fur-seals at the Hippolytes.
BIRDS: A very good day to be on the water with the
predicted wind not eventuating. Fine and mostly sunny with a light breeze
and a gentle swell. We saw a good range of species but with relatively
low numbers, except perhaps for the White-chinned Petrels. Even the
numbers of Short-tailed Shearwaters were low compared with previous trips
at this time. Unfortunately, all the birds were relatively common and we
saw no sign of a rarity. Maybe next time.
Southern Giant-Petrel 1
Great-winged Petrel 2 (2)
Fairy Prion 2 (1)
White-chinned Petrel 50 (12)
Sooty Shearwater 4 (1)
Short-tailed Shearwater 1,000 (200)
Fluttering Shearwater 8 (2)
Wandering Albatross 8 (3)
Black-browed Albatross 10 (3) - 3 impavida.
Shy Albatross 100 (15)
Yellow-nosed Albatross 10 (2)
Buller's Albatross 15 (3)
Grey-backed Storm-Petrel 5 (2)
White-faced Storm-Petrel 3 (2)
Australasian Gannet 500 - mostly on the Hippolytes.
Black-faced Cormorant 800 - mostly on the Hippolytes.
Peregrine Falcon 1 - on the Hippolytes.
Pied Oystercatcher 2 - in Pirates Bay.
Sooty Oystercatcher 1 - near Pirates Bay.
Pacific Gull 1 - inshore.
Masked Lapwing 10 - in Pirates Bay.
Kelp Gull 60 - inshore near
Pirates Bay.
Silver Gull 50 - inshore near
Pirates Bay
Crested Tern 12
Tree Martin 2 - at the Hippolytes.
Note: Figures in parentheses are the most birds seen at one time.
2007 Trips remaining: 30 September (fully booked) and 25 November (some
vacancies).
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