Hi everyone,
I travelled on the Spirit of Enderby from Albany to Hobart in early December 2012, and have finally put “my take” on the voyage on my website. It was a lot of fun, but a few more birds would have made it better. The day with a good number of Sooty Albatross and regular Gould’s Petrel sightings were my highlights. We did have some excellent cetacean encounters with a large pod of Southern Right Whale Dolphin with Long-finned Pilot Whale, the highlight.
http://bulbsbirdsnmore.com.au/Great_Australian_Bight/Welcome.html
I have refrained from adding personal anecdotes, but would have liked to mention who fell over more times than myself, and who missed what because of a call of nature, as well as why those at the bow rarely stopped laughing, but I didnt.
Tasmania has had some great mainland vagrants this year and it has been a delight to see Banded Stilts at Ralphs Bay as well as Bruny Island, a group of 5 White-necked Heron on Bruny Island, as well as Freckled and Pink-eared Ducks at Gould’s Lagoon. The Freckled Duck have now been here almost 3 months with the Pink-eared turning up about 2 weeks ago.
Cheers,
Rob Hamilton Margate, Tasmania
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