a peculiar day, 17 sightings but 295 birds, 4 flocks. a remnant of a flock, 4 Sooty Terns + Wedgetail, dark phase appeared at 0604, at 0610 followed by a larger feeding flock of 185 ± 5. Sooty Tern + Shearwater/Petrel followed at 0618 by a very large flock; 175 ± 50 Sooty Tern + at least 2 and probably many more Shearwater/Petrels. Finally, at 1555 a flock of 75 ± 25 Sooty Terns was spotted. The flocks, except the first, were all feeding. Only 2 Harcoun to Storm Petrels, NW + W headed, both type B. 3 Wedgetails, one adult phase with the 4 Sooty Terns, the other 2 in juvenal light phase. At 1140 King saw 2 light grey backed, white tailed, black capped Terns heading North, presumably Arctic Terns. At first glance they looked like Tropiibirds taking off from the water. I am not certain they were actually on the water, but it appeared so. At 1456 a Dark-rumped Petrel was seen by Britten, headed N at 1609 a Red-tailed Tropicbird was seen taking off from the water. Only 3 Sooty Shearwaters - 2+1, both parties headed N. flocks: 0604 4 Sooty Tern 0610 15±5 Sooty Tern travelling 1 Wedgetail feeding 5 shearwater/petrel 0618 175±50 Sooty Tern feeding 2+ Shearwater/Petrel 1555 75±25 Sooty Tern feeding