A sunny day. Sooty Terns dominated the day with 392 birds, 3 flocks of 175, 140, 45 + many other singles, 20+38; so me headed E, W + N At 0648 there were 2 Black-footed Albatross; 3 at 0711, one was banded at 0840-First # 757-60903 then the Albatross had gone but I appeared at 1854 at dusk. 2 Newell's Shearwaters today, E + SW. 55 Sooty Shears travelling NW to NE all day, rising again afternoon. Only 1 wedgetail, a light phase headed E 7 Harcourt Storm petels + 2 storm petel sp, most headed East W. At 1053+ 1152 White-tailed Tropicbirds were seen. Only 2 others for the cruise. At 1148 Bentley saw another Phalarope, headed N. At 1216 Bentley saw a Frigate, the 2nd of the cruise. At 1600 in the flood of 140 Sooty Terns, a Dark-rumped Petrel was seen. flocks; 0645 5 Sooty Tern travelling 0714 4 Sooty Tern travelling 1 shearwater/petrel 1530 175-200 Sooty Tern feeding 1 petrel sp 1600 140-150 Sooty Tern feeding 1 Dark-rumped Petrel 1744 45±5 Sooty Tern feeding