24 August 2024 Report

OVERVIEW

Rain squalls encountered, cleared. 20 knots NNW winds. 1.5-2m swell. 17C. 18.1C sea surface temperatures.

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	2	(2)
White-faced Storm Petrel	1
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross	3
Buller's Albatross	1
Shy Albatross	2
Black-browed Albatross	10	(5)
Campbell Albatross	1
Providence Petrel	6
Wedge-tailed Shearwater	95	(65)
Hutton's Shearwater	4
Fluttering-type Shearwaters	20
Fairy Prion	4
Prion sp.	3
Australasian Gannet	17
Brown Skua	1
Silver Gull	60
Greater Crested Tern	3

OTHER

Humpback Whale
Inshore Bottlenose Dolphin

The next Sydney pelagic trip is scheduled for Saturday 31st August 2024 departing from Mosman at 6.45am and Rose 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
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Highlights

(Photographs David Ongley and Greg McLachlan).

David Ongley
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Greg McLachlan
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David Ongley
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Greg McLachlan
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