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5 Harrison Noddis all seen near Mani Coast, either going to
or coming from cliffs where they probably nest.
12 White-tailed Tropicbirds seen near coast of Mani where they
roost on cliffs, 7 at one cliff.
All 229 Wedgetails light phase but one dark.
6 Sooty Terns, most going NW, one with direction confused by ship.
81! Bulwer's Petrels: flocks of feeding 9, 9, 8, 1225 feeding
9 Newell's Shearwaters, 3 in a flock with albatross.
1325 flock, feeding observed until 1515. Flock changed size
& moved around randomly.
Comm/Noddy 2
At 1325: Sooty Tern 60-100
Wedge-tail 50-60
Red-footed Booby 1 min
At 1515: Sooty Tern 50
Wedgetail 50
Red-footed B. 2 adult
Bulwer's P. ④
Newell's S. ③
Noddy ⑩
High Boloy count Ⓢ, 4 adult, 1 imm.
Flocks fragmented & collected several times.
Sooty Terns were first on fresh, then Wedgetails then Bulwer's
last were Noddies
1614 40 Wedgetails
feeding 80 Sooty Terns
1638 15 Wedgetails
feeding 30 Sooty Terns
1820 4 Bulwers
feeding 30 Wedgetail
25 Sooty Tern
1825 20 Sooty Tern
feeding 50 Wedgetail
At 1802 an all-dark, large, chunky bird flew within 150 yards
of ship headed N. Pointed wings & constant flapping wingbeat
with short glides. Tough to ID but largest & heaviest-
probably Shear. The first really satisfying one.
1225 9 Bulwers
feeding?
1236 9 Bulwers
feeding 1 Wedgetail
1249 4 Bulwers
feeding