All I put a note on birding aus a while ago about a possible trip to Fiji – birding generally but with a specific pelagic involved. I have now got some information and started to get some details. I know have details a live-a-board vessel I’m looking to hire (not for any personal profit) for 3 days at sea and all of the time will be spent S SSW of Gau in areas where Fiji Petrels have been recorded in May (recently). I am not sure of the exact dates – possibly the week beginning the 7th May – but there are 8 spaces and 2 already taken. i.e. there are 6 places left for this 3 day pelagic and the cost per person would be between $1300-1500 for the 3 days. All the Chum would be provided and this boat has done this trip before successfully. In addition to the good chance of Fiji Petrel a large range of other tropical seabirds are likely – including Collared Petrels etc. Please let me know if you are specifically interested in this trip. I will also be organizing birding on 2 or 3 of the islands looking for endemics when I know when this trip will happen. I guess we’re likely to have a window of a week (due to weather in which to make the trip). The boat would not go from Gau – it would leave from Suva (on Viti Levu) – which is very close to Gau. Please let me know ASAP as i have some international interest too. thanks Rob Morris
Brisbane, Australia
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