Yes Peter,
Seabirds (and birds in general) don't recognise political boundaries and what's
in a book! And some will even cross from one ocean into another! Sea-birders in
particular need to have a view of 'what's out there' well beyond our normal
thinking about birds & their movement in Australia.
Try a few of these for broader seabird references. None of them are perfect.
Some are dated. Combined, they all help!
Seabirds: (2nd Ed) An Identification Guide Peter
Harrison
Seabirds of
the World (Photographic) by Peter
Harrison
Albatrosses Petrels & Shearwaters/World (Helm Field Guides) Paul
Schofield
Birds of the World: Seabirds by Jim Enticott and David Tipling
Petrels, Albatrosses, and Storm-Petrels of North America: A Photographic
Guide
Steve N. G.
Howell (Author)
The Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife: Birds and Marine Mammals of
the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean (Second Edition)
There are various online sources where you can get them - but I dare not name
them!
Rob Morris
Brisbane, Australia
> Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:02:12 -0800
> From:
> To:
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Barau's Petrel and a plea for help
>
> Good Morning
>
>
> Pelagic birding is a humbling experience but I am grateful for it. I was
> present on Saturday when the Barau's Petrel was seen off Sydney. And, based
> on the experts around me I am happy to tick it off! However, there's a
> problem - it's not in my Australian guidebook (Pizzey 2003). I did add it to
> my IOC-based spread-list but that doesn't solve my problem. I'd appreciate
> any advice on resources, either online or old fashioned hardcopy, that could
> help with pelagic birding. Further, I'd appreciate it if someone could point
> me to the definitive list of Australian sightings. I have links to Tony
> Palliser's page - is that what I'm looking for?
>
> I apologise if this has been done to death in previous posts. I am happy to
> receive responses offline.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Have a nice day.
> Cheers
> Peter
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