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flocks: 1220 5 Wedgetails 1330 25±5 Sooty Tern
travelling feeding 25±5 Wedgetail
1347 35±5 Wedgetails 1725 150±20 Sooty Tern
feeding 2±1 Sooty Tern feeding 50±5 Wedgetail
1732 6 Sooty Tern
travelling
Wedgetail movement rather directional today, first to
East, then NW, then N. Flocks observed in direction
of last two.
Molting tran-molting Bain Is P's seen
" " " Dark-rumped P seen
White-necked Petrel molting
Several dark wedgetails showed evidence of molt
A Dark-rumped P was seen in middle of heavy
rain squall.
At 1635 a S.Dna was observed at less than 10yds.
Very large, clumsy all brown bird, pointed wings, constant
short flapping, white shafts to primaries, upper + under-
tail dark, slightly fan-shaped, not too long.
No limit.
1 miniature Sooty Tern seen in flock of 6 today.