Hear hear Mick,
Congratulations guys, great to hear your many hours spent on the sea, being
rewarded yet again, great sighting and may there be many more.
Regards,
Allan
On 12/02/2013, at 1:18 PM, Mick Roderick wrote:
> Nikolas et al,
>
> What a remarkable sighting - congrats to all aboard and especially to those
> eager shutterbugs that have captured some great images of the bird. It goes
> to show that it's always worth having at least a couple of people armed with
> long camera lenses stationed about the vessel, and not just binocular lenses.
> Things like the Stejneger's Petrel probably would never have been picked up
> without the brigade of 'water-pipes' on board pelagic trips these days
> (though the images of the Barau's suggests it was reasonably showy).
>
> I noticed that Paul W hasn't posted the Southport trip report yet, but
> looking at the Birdline posting they had a very good diversity of species the
> same day as the Sydney trip (5 spp. of Pterodroma for a start).
>
> As I started to compose this message I actually did have a vacancy on the
> Port Stephens pelagic a week Sunday (24th Feb), but it just went!
>
> However, many of the people who have their names down did so a few months ago
> and I am yet to confirm with them, so it is possible that some other
> vacancies will come up.
>
> Contact me off-line if you're interested.
>
> Mick
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Nikolas Haass <>
> To: birding-aus <>
> Cc: Libby Hall <>; Hal Epstein <>;
> Roger McGovern <>; Joan Dawes <>
> Sent: Tuesday, 12 February 2013 11:59 AM
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] BARAU'S Petrel (BARC submission required), Gould's
> Petrel, Sooty Tern, release of Gray-faced Petrel off Sydney!
>
> This Sydney pelagic (9th February 2013) produced
> the first BARAU'S Petrel off the Australian East Coast!
> For pictures, see Raja's website:
> http://www.adarman.com/Pelagics/New-South-Wales-Pelagics/2013-February-09-Sydney
>
>
> The water temperature was 26degC. We will submit a
> detailed report to BARC.
>
> The other great highlight was the release of the Gray-faced
> Petrel recently found by Joan Dawes at Circular Quay (23rd Jan;
> Eremaea/Birdline #163338). When
> the bird was found it was covered in a fine oil and required several washes
> and
> waterproofing prior to release. This was done by Libby Hall and her team at
> Taronga Wildlife Hospital. I (NH) released the bird at Brown's Mountain at
> 10:15am while other Gray-faced Petrels were circling the boat. It was
> fantastic
> to see the bird fly away in his classic Pterodroma-manner!
>
> Other highlights
> were 2+ Gould's Petrel along with two Sooty Terns.
>
> Roger McGovern will post a detailed report soon.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nikolas and everybody on Hal's Halicat
>
> ----------------
> Nikolas Haass
>
> Sydney, NSW
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