• Saturday 23rd November 2013 SOSSA PELAGIC TRIP, WOLLONGONG, NSW, AUSTRALIA.

    Species list/numbers from the SOSSA pelagic 23rd November 2013

    Silver Gull - lots
    Kelp Gull - (3) 6
    Fluttering Shearwater - (20) 100
    Pomarine Jaeger - (3) 6
    Wedge-tailed Shearwater - (10) 35
    Short-tailed Shearwater - (50) 300+
    Flesh-footed Shearwater - (2) 2
    Wandering Albatross - (8) 15 (at least 2 exulans)
    Black-browed / Campbell Albatross - (15) 25+
    Shy / White-capped Albatross - (10) 25+
    Wilson's Storm-Petrel - (1) 1
    White-faced Storm-Petrel - (1) 1
    Black Petrel - (3) 5
    Grey-faced Petrel - (20) 35+
    Masked Booby - (1) 1
    Australasian Gannet - (2) 5
    Crested Tern - (3) 8

    Checking previous records for Masked Booby from Wollongong, there was one sighted in May 2003, so that was the first, the one today was the second.

    Short-tailed Shearwater


    Masked Booby


    Black Petrel