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| 09 july 2011 - cape pelagic trip |
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Trevor was once again a guide on a ZEST for BIRDS pelagic trip today. We got caught out a little by the weather predictions today and there was quite a bit more wind than we had anticipated which meant a bumpy ride and quite a bit of spray. We were also unlucky not to locate a trawler today, so bird numbers were lower than usual although we did see most of the expected species with the highlight being a Southern Royal Albatross which unfortunately didn't really come close enough for any photos. |
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| Pintado Petrel |
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| Black-browed Albatross |
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| Antarctic Prion |
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| Wilson's Storm Petrel |
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| Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross |
| Full list of species recorded on the pelagic trip | |
| Links to pages with additional photos highlighted in red | |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Birds - 21 species | |
| African Penguin | Spheniscus demersus |
| Southern Royal Albatross | Diomedea epomophora |
| Black-browed Albatross | Thalassarche melanophris |
| Shy Albatross | Thalassarche cauta |
| Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross | Thalassarche chlororhynchos |
| Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross | Thalassarche carteri |
| Northern Giant Petrel | Macronectes halli |
| Pintado Petrel | Daption capense |
| Antarctic Prion | Pachyptila desolata |
| White-chinned Petrel | Procellaria aequinoctialis |
| Sooty Shearwater | Puffinus griseus |
| Wilson's Storm Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus |
| Cape Gannet | Morus capensis |
| Crowned Cormorant | Microcarbo coronatus |
| Bank Cormorant | Phalacrocorax neglectus |
| Cape Cormorant | Phalacrocorax capensis |
| White-breasted Cormorant | Phalacrocorax lucidus |
| Hartlaub's Gull | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii |
| Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus |
| Swift Tern | Thalasseus bergii |
| Subantarctic Skua | Catharacta antarctica |
| Mammals - 3 species | |
| Cape Fur Seal | Arctocephalus pusillus |
| Bryde's Whale | Balaenoptera edeni |
| Humpback Whale | Megaptera novaeangliae |