Pelagic trips off Eaglehawk Neck in 2016

Hi All, In 2016 I’m organizing a number of pelagic trips out of Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania. These will operate under the banner of Birdlife Australia. While we don’t insist on it, it therefore helps if you are a member of Birdlife Australia. At present there are trips scheduled for the following dates: Friday 29th January (trying a weekday one for a change) Saturday 30th January Saturday 16 July Sunday 17 July Saturday 10 September Sunday 11 September I am currently taking bookings for all of the above if anyone wishes to register an interest. As the boat often fills quite rapidly there is a waiting list established when a trip is fully booked because, for various reasons, we have people who have to pull out. The cost of the boat trip is in the order of $120-130, depending on the number of people on the boat – it is dearer if we don’t fill the boat as the hire cost is divided between the sea-birders. Because participants come from a variety of locations and many interstate visitors make a weekend or more of it, participants organize their own accommodation and transport to Eaglehawk Neck (about an hour from Hobart). The east coast of Tasmania is unusual because boat trips get out in a variety of weather conditions. The land mass of Tasmania itself provides lots of protection for the east coast waters and the boat gets out most times – quite safely. If you want to know what birds we see off Eaglehawk Neck, trip reports have been consistently posted to Birding-Aus. You can search in the archives athttp://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/birding-aus/ Note that I am heading to Ashmore Reef tomorrow so will finalize bookings in about a fortnight. Regards, Rohan — Rohan Clarke www.wildlifeimages.com.au Latest updates http://www.pbase.com/wildlifeimages/root&view=recent