• Tuesday 7th October 2014 SOSSA PELAGIC TRIP, WOLLONGONG, NSW, AUSTRALIA.

    BOAT TRIP DATA SHEET
    Date / Month 07th October 2014
    Recorded by: L.E.Smith
    Location: Wollongong
    Air temp: 16-28 c
    Water temp: In Shore 17 Off Shore 19.8
    Wind speed and direction NW –SW 10-35 Knts Sea conditions 2 metres NE / 2-3 metre Swell

    Comments

    Pelagic Trip organised for Rock Jumper Tours

    Moderate seas and low swell. Clear sunny conditions for most of the day. Unusual weather in the morning. We left harbour at 0730 hrs, uncertain of which way to head to sea due to rapidly changing weather conditions. We headed east, before having to turn into the strong 35 Knot SW change and seek shelter in the lea of Big Island. Fortunately the front passed quickly and we headed past the Seal colony on Martin Island and back to sea.

    Returned to harbour at 1530 Hrs No regular birders or photographers on board.

    Banding crew: L. E.Smith and Vince Murphy. (1) Wandering Albatross and 1 juvenile White-capped Albatross captured and banded.

    Sp No Species Number
    071 Short-tailed Shearwater Piffinus tenuirostris 20 (5)
    114 White-fronted Tern Serna striata 1
    115 Crested Tern Sterna bergi 10
    953 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 10 (5)
    072 Flesh—footed Shearwater Pufffinus carneipes 3
    068 Fluttering Shearwater, Puffinus gavia 10 (4)
    069 Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus pacificus (Low numbers) 70 (50)
    070 Sooty Shearwater Puffinus gavia griesus 1
    971 Providence Petrel, Pterodroma solandri 8 (3)
    086 Wandering Albatross, Diomedea exulans 1
    Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche spp 20 (8)
    088 Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophrys
    859 Campbell Albatross, Thalassarche impavidai 1 (1)
    Shy Albatross, Thalassarche cauta spp
    861 White-capped Albatross, Thalassarche steadi 15+ (10)
    89 Indian yellow-nosed Albatross,Thalassarche bassi 2 (2)
    104 Australasian Gannet, Morus serrator 30+ (3)
    100 Little Pied Cormorant, Phalacrocorax melanoleucos 2
    096 Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo 2
    106 Australian Pelican, Pelicanus conspicillatus 8
    125 Siver Gull Larus noveahollandia <100

    Marine Mammals

    Fur seals 150+
    Common Dolphin 30+ 15
    Whales. Hump-backed Whale 10 (6)
    Minke Whale 1