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 Petrel17(10)
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross2(1)
Buller's Albatross11(6)
Shy Albatross2(1)
Black-browed Albatross19(14)
Campbell Albatross9(4)
Wandering Albatross (Gibson's)1
Providence Petrel8(5)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater1
Short-tailed Shearwater 2(1)
Fairy Prion5(4)
Australasian Gannet19(6)
Silver Gull70(50)
Greater Crested Tern8

OTHER

Common Dolphin

The next Sydney pelagic trip is scheduled for Saturday 10th June 2023 departing from Mosman at 6.45am and Rose Bay at 7.00am.
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(Photographs Martin Allen, Jeremy Edwards, Jens Sommer-Knudsen and Greg McLachlan).

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Martin Allen
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Martin Allen
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Martin Allen
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Martin Allen
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Jeremy Edwards
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Jeremy Edwards
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Jeremy Edwards
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Jens Sommer-Knudsen
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Jens Sommer-Knudsen
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Greg McLachlan
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Greg McLachlan
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Greg McLachlan
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