Hi all, The long drive to Cape Naturaliste today proved well worthwhile for Dan Mantle and I, with an excellent seawatch netting 12 tubenose species, plus some skuas. Highlights were 3 SOOTY SHEARWATER, a rarely recorded bird in WA, and a good number of prions – though species was undeterminable, those that came close enough were all Antarctic/Salvin’s type. A Wandering Albatross was also a highlight, and following on from 4 separate South Polar Skuas on the Albany pelagics, another dark skua with a pale nape and promising jizz was also seen – unfortunately it did not provide good enough views for conclusive ID Full list:Wandering Albatross [sp] (1)Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (12+)Black-browed Albatross (1 young bird)Shy Albatross (5)Southern Giant-Petrel (2)Northern Giant-Petrel (3)Giant-Petrel sp. (5)Cape Petrel (2)Great-winged Petrel (5)PRION sp. (40+ – those that came close enough were Antarctic-type)Flesh-footed Shearwater (80+)SOOTY SHEARWATER (3)Hutton’s Shearwater ( 2)Brown Skua (2)Jaeger sp. (1 – prob Arctic)Australasian Gannet (35+) Many thanks to Dan for doing the driving for this one, and an excellent result following on from the Albany pelagics (reports still on the way when I get time :D) Cheers,John ===============================
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