• 12th January 2003, Sydney, Pelagic Trip Report, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Sydney, NSW Pelagic Trip Report 12th January 2003

    Conditions,
    Departed at 7.15 am and returned at approx. 3.00 pm.
    Sea Conditions: 2m on 1-2m swell.
    Weather: Mainly Overcast
    Wind: winds 20-25 Knots
    Water temperature 24.4 degrees C on the shelf
    Stopped at 34 00' x 151 30'


    Summary,
    As is often the case with January Trips there were lots of Shearwaters and Great-winged Petrels. Generally though the variety of species was less than expected. Highlighted included Gould's Petrel and Buller's Shearwater.

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

    073 Great-winged Petrel 150-200+ (100+)
    078 Gould's Petrel 2-3
    068 Fluttering Shearwater 10
    000 Flesh-footed Shearwater 10-15
    075 Buller's Shearwater 1
    069 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 50-60
    071 Short-tailed Shearwater 2
    084 Wilson's Storm Petrel 4-8
    089 White-faced Storm Petrel 5
    110 Common Tern 5-10 in the harbour
    115 Crested Tern 10+ (7)
    125 Silver Gull 50+ mostly in the harbour
    129 Pomarine Jaeger 8 (5 in the harbour)
    128 Arctic Jaeger 3
    129 Long-taile Jaeger? a distant bird that may have been this sp
    099 Pied Cormorant 2
    106 Australian Pelican 4

    Mammals,
    COMMON DOLPHIN 10+


    Future Trips,
    All Pelagic Trips from NSW are operated at no profit to the organisers
    being operated as group boat charters for the benefit of all who wish to
    join.

    Tony Palliser