BCF, Cromwell, February 1965
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DATE 12 Feb 65 Pg.# 1 N W E S time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0850 begin observations 0735 Sloom-petel 1 seen by Sugedi during weather - smallish with white underparts. 0848 Sooty Term 1 Immature - flew close to ship - Out of nowhere zipped past corner of bridge. Right wing apparently missing feathers. Too far to tell if immatures present. Asani thought he saw shearwaters I saw nine are PF 0859 Sooty Term 60 E15 0910 Kermadec P? 1 Seen at close range & well. Wings completely dark underneath except for small (involved smaller than in most Kermadec) white patches Towards tips of wing - Breast band as far down as on chin/aur Throat solid dark - Brown above + on breast Belly pure white - Could it be anything else? see 1030 Sooty Term 1 1031 Leach's P 1 1034 boadalo P. 1 1420 Leach's P. 1 1536 Leach's P 1 1715 ST 2 1728 Sooty Term 12 1745 Sooty Term 3 Fairy Term 1 T.E? D.R.P.? 2 travelling Travelling quite dark on the mantle but W pattern slightly darker than rest of wing & back. No trace of light around nape. One head third underwing edges very dark, second more like normal T.T. underwing. 1825 end observations [illegible] 1/2 [illegible] [illegible] in most? [illegible] [illegible] not necessarily [illegible]