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6 Feb, 1964
Time No Direction
07:10 Started observations
0747 1 SW Shearwater - Petrel
0749 1 Blue-faced Booby - Imm. - circling ship
0847 1 NW Small all dark petrel - Too erratic to pick up in glasses.
0915 1 SE Bird sp - Petrel - Shearwater group - Appeared smaller than wedgetail with light underpants but was going away when seen and slightly inadequate for identification -
1035 4 SW Shearwater species - flying in rain squall
1105 51 Budup?
1122 2 Blue-faced Booby - Adult Following ship?
1200 1 Red-footed Booby - Ad - following
1232 2 Red-footed Booby - Imm. - 1"
1325 1 N Blue-faced Booby - Adult
1330 1 SW " " 4 - Imm.
" 1 SW Red-footed Booby - Imm.
" 2 3 Tern species
1402 2 Imm. Red-footed Booby 2 pass. same
1402 1 Imm. Blue-faced Booby 3 at 1330 birds
1410 1 NE Red-tailed Tropic bird.
1413 100 NE Sooty Terns - not feeding flyjst
1413 3 NE Shearwater sp. edged
1458 1 S Havocaul's St. Petrel
1510 1 Imm. Blue.f. Booby - circling ship
1540 1 NE Blue faced Booby