Sorting the weak from the strong is part of what makes a pelagic so much
fun!
I remember last time Evan and me took out a mate for his first trip he spent
the first four hours curled up in a ball. When he recovered it was to find
that his lunch had been pinched by Ev and me, who were famished from all the
fresh air and sunshine.
Everyone should try it at least once. And make sure you pack a tasty lunch
please.
On 23/08/07, Tony Russell <> wrote:
>
> All sounds great Jim, but you fail to mention the high proportion of
> birders who chuck up during pelagic trips, thus detracting from the
> "joy" of seeing the big sea birds. I have seen people so sick and
> dehydrated that they are seriously ill, often lying under cabin tables
> with glazed eyes and green looking tight skin on their faces. Sort of
> takes the joy out of it. I always get sick, but fortunately not as bad
> as I've just described. None of the " tried and true" remedies work for
> me, and I fear sometimes make things worse. I've done quite a lot of
> pelagics over the years, last year's Ashmore Reef trip probably being my
> last. It just ain't worth it anymore.
>
> Tony.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Jim and Sonia
> O'Shea
> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 1:34 PM
> To: birding-aus
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Pelagic trips
>
>
> Hi birders.
>
> Edwin Vella wrote amongst other things on 22nd August 2007:
>
> PS - It is great when you can see these birds from land and get good to
> excellant views from time to time. Do you really need to go on a pelagic
> trip!!!
>
> There are many reasons why all birders should go on a pelagic trip.
>
> New birders in particular generally don't have scopes, nor would they
> have the experience to identify Seabirds as a speck in the ocean, some
> Kilometres out to sea.
>
> All the Pelagic trips I have been on, have had experts on board to
> assist with Identification.
>
> You can enjoy good close up views most of the time, of Storm petrels,
> Dolphins, Whales, Seals etc. Of course there are excellent views, when
> the birds are at the back of the boat, and you can hear their calls, as
> they squabble over the available food.
>
> On the Wollongong pelagic trips, you can watch as the birds are caught,
> banded, have various measurements taken, and recorded, knowing that all
> this information is helping towards our further understanding of these
> magnificent creatures.
>
> Wonderful photo opportunities are availble of birds in the water, in
> hand on the boat, and flying around the boat.
>
> You can meet overseas birders, swap stories, and enjoy with them their
> first views of Albatross, petrels and shearwaters etc.
>
> In short, we should support the various groups that regularly go to sea
> from Southport,Newcastle,Sydney,Wollongong,Eden and Port fairy, so that
> future birders can experience the joys of being out on the Continental
> shelves of the East and South coasts of Australia.
>
>
> Jim O'Shea
>
> Pelagic tragic
>
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