31 August Report

OVERVIEW

Fine. SSW winds shifting more westward. Reached close to 30 knots at the shelf. Mostly below 20 knots easing back to 13 knots. 1.5m seas. 18C rising to 22C. 18.2C sea surface temperatures. Olive-backed Oriole seen struggling against the 30 knot winds t the shelf.

BIRD LIST

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

White-faced Storm Petrel1
ATLANTIC YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS1(1)
Buller's Albatross4
Shy Albatross2
Black-browed Albatross12(5)
Grey-faced Petrel1
Providence Petrel14
Flesh-footed Shearwater1
Wedge-tailed Shearwater55(25)
Hutton's Shearwater3
Fluttering-type Shearwaters28
Fairy Prion3
Prion sp.1
Australasian Gannet7
Brown Skua2
Silver Gull25
Whiskered Tern2(2)
Greater Crested Tern7

OTHER

Humpback Whale
Inshore Bottlenose Dolphin

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(Photographs Greg McLachlan).

Greg McLachlan
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Greg McLachlan
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Greg McLachlan
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Greg McLachlan
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