• Saturday 24th March 2018 SOSSA PELAGIC TRIP, KIAMA, NSW, AUSTRALIA

     
    Published on 27-03-2018 06:39 AM
    Date/Month: 24th March 2018
    Recorded by: Lindsay E. Smith
    Location: Kiama
    Air temp: 27c Water temp: Offshore: 25
    Air pressure: 1020 Cloud cover: 3/5
    Wind speed and direction: 10-15 Knots from ENE increasing to 18 Knots NNE in the afternoon
    Sea conditions: 1-1.5m from the east

    Comments
    Conditions at sea were very good for birding. However the wind and the current made conditions a bit rock and roll and some passengers were unwell. The SOSSA Banding crew managed to catch and band a total of 16 birds for the day including Wedge-tailed, Flesh-footed Shearwaters and Grey-faced Petrels.


    Dark phase Kermadec Petrel

    Highlights of the day included several Gould’s Petrels and a few Kermadec Petrels which came very close to the boat and were well seen by most on board. Many thanks, to all on board for supporting our research. Lindsay Smith.


    Grey-faced Petrel

    Sp No Species Number
    075 Grey-faced Petrel, Pterodroma gouldi - 30+ (10)
    971 Providence Petrel, Pterodroma solandri - 1
    922 Kermadec Petrel, Pterodroma neglecta - 5+ (2)
    078 Gould’s Petrel, Pterodroma leucoptera - 10+ (3)
    069 Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus pacificus - 10+ (3)
    072 Flesh-footed Shearwater, Puffinus carneipes - 200+ (70+)
    071 Short-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris - 3 (1)
    068 Fluttering Shearwater, Puffinus gavial – 3 (1)
    088 Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophrys - 5 (3)
    859 Campbell Albatross, Thalassarche impavida - 1
    931 Buller’s Albatross, Thalassarche bulleri - 1
    Shy Albatross, Thalassarche cauta / steadi sp - 10+
    091 Shy Albatross, Thalassarche cauta - 3+ (2)
    861 White-capped Albatross, Thalassarche steadi - 8+ (7)
    063 Wilson’s Storm-Petrel, Oceanites oceanicus - 30+ (10+)
    065 White-faced Storm-Petrel, Pelagodroma marina - 3+ (2)
    104 Australasian Gannet, Morus serrator – 6 (2)
    100 Little Pied Cormorant, Phalacrocorax melanoleucos - 2
    096 Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo - 3
    106 Australian Pelican, Pelicanus conspicillatus - 3
    945 Pomarine Jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus - 4 (2)
    125 Silver Gull, Larus novaehollandiae - 30+
    115 Crested Tern, Sterna bergii - 16+ (12)

    Mammals
    Common Dolphin – 12+
    New Zealand Fur-Seal - 1


    Bullers Albatross