A week of decent NW & W'ly winds, including 40-60knt winds from about 11pm-3am
last night, saw Nigel Jackett and I head down to Cape Naturaliste (near
Dunsborough, SW WA for B-Aussers) for a seawatch. We equalled the record for
tubenose species seen on recent Cape Nat seawatches (12 sp) but unfortunately
didn't manage anything too exciting. Good amount of action though, a Wandering
Albatross, a White-faced Storm-Petrel, and a high Shy Albatross count (for SW
WA at least)
Totals
Wandering Albatross [sp.] (1 - closest to Plumage D in Onley and Scofield but a
bit darker, with less defined cap and mostly dark rump. Most likely Gibson's or
Tristan)
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (42)
Black-browed Albatross (7 - 3 adult)
Shy Albatross (43, all ages)
Southern Giant-Petrel (1)
Northern Giant-Petrel (3)
Giant-Petrel sp. (5)
Great-winged Petrel (2+ - likely more, very difficult to easily pick amongst
the shearwaters)
Soft-plumaged Petrel (2)
Flesh-footed Shearwater (~1,200)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (200+, quite possibly more)
Hutton's Shearwater (~1,000)
White-faced Storm-Petrel (1)
Brown Skua (1)
Bridled Tern (3)
Cheers,
John
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