March 7 Sunshine Coast Pelagic

["Greg Roberts" <>]

Streaked Shearwater, White-tailed Tropicbird and Red-footed Booby were
the highlights of the pelagic trip of Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast
on Saturday March 7. Other good birds included Lesser Frigatebird,
Tahiti Petrel, an unusually large number of Pomarine Jaegers, Sooty
Tern and Common Noddy.

        SPECIES (Total Maximum at One Time)

        Tahiti Petrel 8 (4)

        Wilson's Storm-Petrel 4 (2)

        Streaked Shearwater 5 (4)

        Wedge-tailed Shearwater 300 (100)

        Flesh-footed Shearwater 20 (5)

        Hutton's Shearwater 3 (1)

        White-tailed Tropicbird 1 (1)

        Red-footed Booby 1 (1)

        Lesser Frigatebird 3 (2)

        Pomarine Jaeger 25 (15)

        Arctic Jaeger 2 (1)

        Silver Gull 2 (2)

        Crested Tern 20 (4)

        Common Tern 200 (100)

        White-winged Tern 50 (30)

        Little Tern 2 (2)

        Sooty Tern 2 (2)

        Common Noddy 2 (1)

        Pied Cormorant 2 (1)

        Little Black Cormorant 2 (2)

        Australian Pelican 3 (2)

        Common Dolphin 2 (2)

        The full report and pictures can be found here:

        
http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/sunshine-coast-pelagic-trip-march-2015.html
 
Greg Roberts

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