• 23rd October 2010 SOSSA PELAGIC TRIP, WOLLONGONG, NSW, AUSTRALIA.

    Report prepared by: Lindsay E. Smith.

    Departed: 07:20 returned at 16:15
    Sea conditions: 2.0 - 3m easing later in the day
    Swell: South Easterly 1.0m inshore increasing to 3 m beyond the continental shelf decreasing during the day 1.5mts inshore in the afternoon.
    Weather: Overcast skies during the morning. Light shower later in the day.
    Temperature range: 11 to 19°C.
    Barometric pressure: 1015 HPa. steady
    Wind: South -SW 15 to 25 knots in the morning, easing later in the day.
    Sea surface temperature: 18°-19.2 C
    Primary chumming location: 34° 34 30 s 151 15 05

    Summary:
    Birds recorded according to the latest Environment Australia Reporting Schedule:

    Species code: Species name: Numbers:
    (Note: numbers in parenthesis = highest count at any one time)
    929 Southern Giant petrel Macronectes giganteus 2 (1)
    937 Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli 1 (1)
    080 Cape Petrel Daption australe 1 (1)
    075 Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma m. gouldi 5 (3)
    971 Solander’s Petrel Pterodroma solandri 5 (3)
    068 Fluttering Shearwater P. gavia > 100 (30)
    069 Wedge-tailed Shearwater P.pacificus 200+ (150+)
    913 Hutton's Shearwater P. huttoni <10 (6)
    086 Wandering Albatross D.exulans >20 (8)
    847 Gibson’s Albatross D.gibsoni 3 (1)
    088 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris 20+ (15)
    931 Buller’s Albatross T.bulleri 1 (1)
    091 Shy Albatross T. cauta. >10 (6)
    861 White-capped Albatross T. steadi 2 (1)
    862 Salvin’s Albatross T salvini 1 (1)
    089 Indian yellow-nosed Albatross 10+ (6)
    065 White-faced Storm-petrel 1 (1)
    104 Australasian Gannet Morus serrator .>40 (16)
    106 Australian Pelican Pelicanus conspicillatus 5 (5)
    981 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus 5 (3)
    125 Silver Gull L. novaehollandiae 200+ (200+)
    115 Crested Tern Sterna bergii 20+ (13)
    114 White-fronted Tern sterna striata 1 (1)
    8698 Brown Skua Catharacta lonnbergi 1

    24 species outside the harbour

    In the harbour:
    097. Little-black cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris 1
    096 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 1
    100 Little Pied Cormorant, P. melanoleucos 1
    106 Australian Pelican Pelicanus conspicillatus 2 (2)

    Other birds:
    131 Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus 2


    Mammals:
    Hump-backed Whale 3

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    Future Trips:
    All Pelagic Trips from NSW are operated at no profit to the organizers, being operated as group boat charters for the benefit of all who wish to join us. If you would like to join one of these trips please contact us as detailed below:
    To make a booking on the SOSSA Wollongong Pelagic Trips These departs on the 4th Saturday of each month contact: SOSSA: Phone 02 4272 4626 Email: sossa@tpg.com.au
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