Birdswing Birding & Wildlife Tours Pelagic trip off Port Fairy, Victoria
Sunday 19th February 2012
Observers: Neil Macumber (organiser & report writer), Samantha Greiner,
Murray Grant, Helen O’Donnell, Gary Deering, Michael Stone, Sue Taylor,
Ken Bridgewater, Irene Sturt, Don Sturt, Clive Curson, Sonja Ross, Geoff
Ross & Steve Morvell.
Conditions: Mild day with 90% cloud cover. The seas were low with 30cm
swells increasing mid morning to ½ to 1 metre.
Overview: Left the Port Fairy wharf at 0728 EST along the Moyne River out
to sea heading at 206˚. Fairly low number of birds until the second stop
38˚46’50S 141˚51’26E, 51.7 fathoms where 100+ short-tailed shearwaters
seen. The forth stop produced the most species seen including Great
Shearwater with 17 Whitecapped (shy) Albatross, 4 Black-browed Albatross, 7
Buller’s Albatross, 2 Great-winged Petrel, 1 Great Shearwater, 2 Short-
tailed Shearwater, 1 Fluttering Shearwater , White-faced Strom-Petrel and 3
Australasian Gannets. The fifth stop 38˚44’752S 141˚41’737E, 82.5
fathoms drifting 38˚44’120S 141˚41’421E, 76.9 fathoms produced 60plus
Short-tailed Shearwaters, good numbers of Whitecapped (shy) Albatross,
Black-browed Albatross as well as one Yellow nosed Albatross and 3
Buller’s Albatross and a pod of 10plus Common Dolphin.
Mammals: Three pods of Common Dolphin, one Australian Fur Seal and an
unidentified whale blow.
Birds: 26 species of birds with 13 species off shore. The highlight is the
sighting of a Great Shearwater. Whitecapped (Shy ) Albatross-good numbers
with up to 20 together at the fifth stop; Black-browed Albatross- a
juvenile seen at third stop and 4 and 5 at the fourth and fifth stop;
Yellow-nosed Albatross; Buller’s Albatross-7 at stop four; Great-winged
Petrel; Great Shearwater; Flesh-footed Shearwater; Short-tailed Shearwater -
good numbers with 100+ at second stop and 60+ at the fifth stop; Fluttering
Shearwater; Hutton’s Shearwater; White-faced Storm Petrel; Common Diving -
Petrel and Australasian Gannet. In the river and close to shore Little
Penguin, Crested Tern, Chestnut breasted Shelduck, Musk Duck, Great Egret,
Little Pied Cormorant, Australian Magpie, and Australian Hobby.
Cheers
Neil Macumber
Cheers
Neil Macumber
Manager
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Birdswing Birding & Wildlife Tours
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POMONAL VIC 3381
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