Fwd: [OB] Huttons Shearwater (puffinus huttoni) – then next new seabird for south-eastern Indonesian waters?

This might be interesting for the Pelagic buffs on the list. Begin forwarded message: > From: “Crossland, Andrew” <andrew.crossland@ccc.govt.nz > > Date: 1 December 2013 7:37:44 AEDT > To: <orientalbirding@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [OB] Huttons Shearwater (puffinus huttoni) – then next new seabird for south-eastern Indonesian waters? > > Hi folks, > > Huttons Shearwater – a close relative of Manx Shearwater – breeds in the > alpine zone of the Seaward Kaikoura Mountain range in the north-east > part of New Zealand’s South Island. Part of the population winters > around the coastline of Australia and until recently this winter range > was thought to be confined to Australia’s eastern seaboard, southern > coast and the Western Australia coast as far up as the NW. > > A soon-to-be-published study on movements of this species based on a > number of birds carrying geo-locators has found that part of the > population actually performs an anti-clockwise circum-navigation of > Australia, by flying NW across the Tasman Sea from New Zealand, up along > the North Queensland coast, over into the Gulf of Carpentaria, through > the Arafura Sea and Timor Sea, and then turning the corner and flying > down the full length of Western Australia, before returning toNnew > Zealand by flying eastwards right under Australia. > > For a period of several weeks large numbers congregate in an area well > north of Darwin and not far off eastern Indonesia. This apparently > approximates to the edge of the continental shelf and may well be a > “hotspot” for other seabirds also? Its easily conceivable that some of > these birds move into Indonesian territorial waters and certainly this > could be the case during storm events. > > I understand from the researchers that they will publish the paper in > the Ornithological Society of New Zealand’s journal, “Notornis” in the > next year or so, at which time much more detail and maps of geodata > tracking will be available. In the meantime, if anyone happens to be > doing pelagic birding offshore from anywhere between Bali and Papua in > approximately March – July, then take extra care in identifying any > medium-sized “manx-like” shearwaters seen. There’s a good chance they > may be Huttons Shearwater. > > Pics of Huttons Shearwater can be seen at the following links: > > http://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/huttons-shearwater > > http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=56&bid > =728 > > Cheers > > Andrew Crossland > NZ > ********************************************************************** > This electronic email and any files transmitted with it are intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > > The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender > and may not necessarily reflect the views of the Christchurch City Council. > > If you are not the correct recipient of this email please advise the > sender and delete. > > Christchurch City Council > http://www.ccc.govt.nz > ********************************************************************** > > __._,_.___ > Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) > RECENT ACTIVITY: New Members 3 > Visit Your Group > This group is run in association with the Oriental Bird Club. To find out more about the Club and its conservation work, and to become a member, please visit www.orientalbirdclub.org > Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use • Send us Feedback > . > > __,_._,___ =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================