kevin bartram Hi everyone Just letting you know there are a couple of vacancies left for the Port Fairy Pelagic on Sunday 15/12/13. Last weekend off Port MacDonell, SA had a great time with Soft-plumaged Petrel, Pomarine Jaeger, heaps of White-chinned Petrels, both Royals, Wandering Albatross, Buller’s Albatross, Grey-backed Storm-petrel & many more. A few weeks before … Read more
Hi all I’m just wondering though, since it’s cousin the Tassie Nativehen is flightless, if the BTNH could survive without being able to fly? I know BTNHs do move around a lot, but it if was in a good spot, may be it could live happily with it’s great running powers even if it can’t … Read more
On a few occasions lately I have witnessed how nasty the Northern Giant Petrel can be. Firstly off Port Fairy on shelf on the 27th people aboard the boat had 4 GPs (3 definite Northerns, perhaps 1 Southern) attacking a Short-tailed Shearwater and drowning it. We later went over to check out the corpse floating … Read more
G’day all After finally getting out last week & having beautiful views of a confiding Blue Petrel & a Southern Royal Albatross & a bunch of Wandering Albatrosses, you now have the opportunity to get out this Sunday 15th Sept., on another Port Fairy pelagic. We have a few places available & the weather is … Read more
Hi all! After all our struggles to get out on a pelagic over the last (is it 8 weeks?!), due to terribly windy weather, the forecast is finally looking good enough to get out this Sunday 8/9/13 off Port Fairy. We need a few extra punters to get out to the shelf though. If it’s … Read more
