Birdline Australia
Published sightings for the week ending 4 Apr 2010.
Mon 29 Mar New Zealand Storm-Petrel 35 nm offshore, SOSSA Ulladulla
Pelagic, New South Wales
Good views and images were obtained of a bird showing all the relevant
features of a New Zealand Storm-petrel. I have attached one of Raja
Stephenson's photos and a link to her webpage. Amazingly this bird was
sighted just 24 hours after a bird was seen from the Port Stephens
pelagic approx 300km to the north. These birds appear to be different
individuals.
Dan Mantle and 12 others
Sun 28 Mar New Zealand Storm-petrel Pelagic off Port Stephens, New
South Wales
A single bird possessing every visible distinguishing feature of a New
Zealand Storm-petrel was observed during a drift along the continental
shelf drop-off about 25 nautical miles off Port Stephens yesterday. See
the attached image (taken by Allan Richardson). Of note, I have just
been contacted by Dan Mantle, who is currently aboard the SOSSA Deep Sea
pelagic off Ulladulla, and they also had a NZ Stormy around their boat
at around 0900 this morning. More details to follow on Birding-aus. Also
seen on the pelagic off Port Stephens yesterday were 50+ Wilson's
Storm-petrels, a few Solander's (Providence) Petrels, 2 Gould's Petrels,
2 Sooty Shearwaters and a Common Noddy. [Moderator's Note: This Port
Stephens sighting will be the first for Australia if accepted by BARC.
It is very interesting that SOSSA (currently off Ulladulla) are
absolutely certain that they saw & photographed an individual of this
species on the following morning. MC]
Mick Roderick and 11 others
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