10 August 2025 Report

OVERVIEW

Overcast, showers throughout the day. Southerly winds from 0 to 15 knots. Sloppy seas. 2m waves at 7 second intervals reducing to <0.5m. 20.2C sea surface temperatures.

BIRD LIST

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

Brown Skua	4
Silver Gull	80
Greater Crested Tern	14
Antipoden Albatross (Gibson's)	3
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross	3
Buller's Albatross	1
Shy Albatross	3
Black-browed Albatross	40
White-faced Storm Petrel	1
Northern Giant Petrel	1
Grey-faced Petrel	8
Providence Petrel	20
White-headed Petrel	2	(1)
Hutton's Shearwater	4
Fluttering Shearwater	1
Fluttering-type Shearwaters	2
Fairy Prion	5
Australasian Gannet	20

OTHER

Oceanic Bottlenose Dolphin
Humpback Whale

The next Sydney pelagic trip is scheduled for Saturday 16th August 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

Highlights

(Photographs Emily Jenkins and Greg McLachlan).

Emily Jenkins
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Greg McLachlan
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