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+100 LONG-TAILED SKUA - MISTRAL POINT, MAROUBRA - 14.2.08

To: "'Graham Buchan'" <>, <>
Subject: +100 LONG-TAILED SKUA - MISTRAL POINT, MAROUBRA - 14.2.08
From: "Edwin Vella" <>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:47:38 +1100
February appears to be a great month for Long-tailed Jaegers off Maroubra.
David, Stuart and I had good numbers (up to 80 birds) around the 25th of Feb
in the 2 previous years. They are no way as rare as I once thought off our
coast.

Edwin

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Sent: Thursday, 14 February 2008 7:27 PM
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Subject: +100 LONG-TAILED SKUA - MISTRAL POINT,MAROUBRA -
14.2.08

Hi Folks,



This pm there was a stream of Long-tailed Skuas going south this pm - in a
1hr period (4pm to 5pm) I saw over 100! - after 24 hrs of southerlies and
south-easterlies. They were on the edge of the brown water/blue water
discontinuity about 600m away. I had seen records of (and heard of) such a
number but never expected to see it. Also this pm:



2 Sooty SW

200+ Wedge-Tailed SW

50+ Short-Tailed SW

+25 Pomarine Skua

1 adult Black-Browed Albatross





This morning with Ray Gobbe:



+500 Wedgies

+200 Shorties

4 Sooties

1 Wandering Albatross (100m off the cliffs!)

+10 Pomarine Skua

1 Arctic Skua

+10 Long-Tailed Skua



Cheers,



Graham Buchan


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