• 11th November 2001, Sydney, Pelagic Trip Report, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    SYDNEY NSW Pelagic Trip Report - 11th November 2001

    TRIP SUMMARY:

    Once again a very pleasant trip - very calm seas - but bird numbers were down on previous years. Just the one stage 4 'Wandering' type albatross. Most likely gibsoni. Common Dolphin's put in quite a performance and it was good to see significant numbers of Great-winged Petrel out beyond the shelf.

    CONDITIONS:

    Fine
    Water temperature was 20.9 deg on the shelf.
    Swell less than a Metre.
    Reached 26NM east of Sydney Heads.
    Departed at 07.10 and returned at 15.15.

    BIRD LIST:
    847...Wandering Albatross 1 (probably gibsoni)
    971...Providence Petrel 1
    073...Great-winged Petrel 100+
    069...Wedge-tailed Shearwater 100+
    071...Short-tailed Shearwater 10-15
    070...Sooty Shearwater 2
    072...Flesh-footed Shearwater 5
    068...Fluttering Shearwater 2
    913...Hutton's Shearwater 10-15
    xxx...Hutton's/Fluttering type 10+
    063...Wilson's Storm Petrel 1
    104...Australasian Gannet 1
    945...Pomarine Jaeger 4-6
    xxx...Long-tailed Jaeger 1 POSSIBLE sighting?
    125...Silver Gull 50+
    115...Crested Tern 9-10

    953...Common Tern 8
    097...Little Black Cormorant 1
    099...Pied Cormorant 1
    106...Australian Pelican 6

    MAMMALS/FISH:

    Hump-backed Whale 1
    Common Dolphin 30+