20 May 2023 Report

OVERVIEW

Cloudy. 10-20 knot WSW winds. 2-3m waves. 20.4C sea surface temperatures. 19C. Overcast clearing to cloudy. Drift set up around 10:15 at the shelf. 1 knot SW current. Left shelf at 12:30 due to expected slow journey back. A Short-tailed Shearwater crashed into boat. Despite being stunned it managed to take flight eventually. Common dolphins encountered on return. Two Cattle Egrets seen 10NM offshore.

BIRD LIST

(Note that the numbers in parentheses represent the approximate maximum number of that species in view at one time)

Wilson's Storm Petrel	17	(10)
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross	2	(1)
Buller's Albatross	11	(6)
Shy Albatross	2	(1)
Black-browed Albatross	19	(14)
Campbell Albatross	9	(4)
Wandering Albatross (Gibson's)	1
Providence Petrel	8	(5)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater	1
Short-tailed Shearwater	2	(1)
Fairy Prion	5	(4)
Australasian Gannet	19	(6)
Silver Gull	70	(50)
Greater Crested Tern	8

OTHER

Common Dolphin

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