15 March Report

OVERVIEW

Fine, early morning cloud cover, clearing. 24C. SSE winds to 13 knots, 1m seas. 23.8C sea surface temperatures. Strong 4NM/h southerly currents.

BIRD LIST

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

Pomarine Jaeger	1
Silver Gull	85
Sooty Tern	1
White Tern	1
Greater Crested Tern	2
Shy Albatross	3	(3)
Grey-faced Petrel	1
Flesh-footed Shearwater	65	(42)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater	60	(20)
Short-tailed Shearwater	1
Streaked Shearwater	1
Sooty Shearwater	1
Hutton's Shearwater	1
Fluttering Shearwater	1
Fluttering-type Shearwaters	1
Australasian Gannet	5
Red-footed Booby	1	(1)

OTHER

Oceanic Bottlenose Dolphin
Common Dolphin
Pygmy killer whale
Marlin	6
Flyingfish

The next Sydney pelagic trip is scheduled for Saturday 12th April 2025 departing from Mosman at 6.45am and Double Bay at 7.00am.
All information on our trips including dates and contact details can be found on the website at sydneypelagics.info
Book at contact@sydneypelagics.info
You can also find us on Facebook and post photos at https://www.facebook.com/sydneypelagics

(Photographs Scott Eaton, Meysam Makvandi and Greg McLachlan).

Meysam Makvandi
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