• 27th November 1999, Wollongong, NSW Pelagic Trip Report

    Departed at 7.15 am and returned at approx. 4.00 pm.
    Sea Conditions: Uncomfortable (well for me).
    Weather: OvercastWind: South East winds to 20 Knots.
    Water temperature NA
    Those on board,Phil Hansbro, Pete Milburn, Richard Baxter, Damien Baxter, Ray Everett,David Brown, Doug Futuyma, Graham Barwell, Andrew Stafford and Tony Palliser.


    Summary:

    A rather special November trip, good numbers of birds and particularly good numbers of Wandering Albatross courtesy of the overnight southerly. All the birds put on a remarkable performance including at least 4 BlackPetrel, 7 Gould's Petrel, 3 Black-bellied Storm Petrel, 1 Buller's Shearwater and around 10 Long-tailed Jaegers. Photographic opportunities were ideal (providing one could manage to hold ones stomach tight). Although, I think I was the only one feeling sick - still managed to get some great photos.

    Birds: (Note: numbers in brackets = highest count at any one time)

    005 Little Penguin 1 (just outside the harbour)
    086 Wandering Albatross 40+ (mostly stage 3 and 4)-----
    847 gibsoni 35(35)-----
    086 exulans 3(3)
    088 Black-browed Albatross 8(3)
    088 melanophrys? 5
    859 impavida 3(1)
    073 Great-winged Petrel 150-200+ (100+)
    971 Providence Petrel 1
    078 GOULD'S PETREL 7(4)
    917 BLACK PETREL 5(4)
    063 Wilson's Storm Petrel 10+ (6)
    065 White-faced Storm Petrel 30(20)
    066 Black-bellied Storm Petrel 3(3)
    913 Hutton's Shearwater 2
    075 BULLER'S SHEARWATER 1
    072 Flesh-footed Shearwater 30(20)
    069 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 150(100)+
    070 Sooty Shearwater 10(3)
    071 Short-tailed Shearwater 1000+(3-400)
    115 Crested Tern 10+ (6)
    125 Silver Gull 50+
    981 Kelp Gull 2 (2 adult)
    129 Pomarine Jaeger 20(10)
    128 Arctic Jaeger 3-4(1)
    933 Long-tailed Jaeger 6-10 (4)
    104 Australasian Gannet 4
    106 Australian Pelican 11(11)
    096 Great Cormorant 4 (in the harbour)

    Mammals:

    None seen.
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