• Saturday 26th April 2011 SOSSA PELAGIC TRIP, WOLLONGONG, NSW, AUSTRALIA

    Species list for Saturday 26th April 2011 SOSSA PELAGIC TRIP, WOLLONGONG, NSW, AUSTRALIA.

    Prepared by Graham Barwell

    Wilson's Storm-Petrel - 3
    Black-browed Albatross melanophris adults, impavida adults & imm. 15 was the most I counted at any one time.
    Shy Albatross, I was confident only of cauta - 2
    Buller's Albatross bulleri - 1
    Wedge-tailed Shearwater
    Flesh-footed Shearwater - 1
    Great Shearwater caught at 34° 26' 36" S; 151° 04' 52" E, 26.1 km SE of Wollongong Harbour and released at 34* 32' 05" S; 151° 01' 24" E, 16.5 km SE of the harbour.
    Short-tailed Shearwater – 1
    Fluttering Shearwater – 10
    Providence Petrel – 2
    Australasian Gannet – 4+
    Arctic Jaeger – 2
    Crested Tern
    Kelp Gull - 1
    Silver Gull

    and

    White-faced Heron - 1
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