SOSSA pelagic off Wollongong, 15th December 2012
Report prepared by Nikolas Haass
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel: 1
Black-browed Albatross: approx. 10 (including 1 adult)
Campbell Albatross: 2 (2nd year bird birds)
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross: 1 (2nd year bird – very late!)
Westland Petrel: 1
Black Petrel: 2
Wedge-tailed Shearwater: many
Buller’s Shearwater: 1
Flesh-footed Shearwater: many (three-digit numbers)
Sooty Shearwater: 2
Short-tailed Shearwater: many
Hutton’s Shearwater: 11
Grey-faced Petrel: many
Australasian Gannet: 6
Australasian Darter: 1 (harbour)
Little Pied Cormorant: 1 (harbour)
Great Cormorant: 1 (harbour)
Little Black Cormorant: 1 (harbour)
Pied Cormorant: 1 (harbour)
Australian Pelican: 6 (harbour)
Sooty Oystercatcher: 2
Pomarine Jaeger: 8
Arctic Jaeger: 3
Long-tailed Jaeger: 5
Common Tern: 1
Crested Tern: many
Kelp Gull: Nil !!
Silver Gull: many
Mammals
Short-beaked Common Dolphin: approx. 12
Inshore Bottlenose Dolphin: 6
Other
Flying Fish: 1
Pictures:
http://www.adarman.com/Pelagics/New-...-15-Wollongong