BCF, Cromwell, June-July 1964
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DATE 21 June 64 Pg.# 1 NW N NE W E SW S SE time species # dir. hgt. remarks loc. 0545 begin observation 0554 Sooty Tern 3 E 50 Ft above ship Heard a definite chirp from one. 0602 Petrel up 1 N Probably dark rumped or Bonin kt. 0629 Bonin kt P 1 S 0641 Petrel up 1 W Probably Dark rumped or Bonin kt. 0805 Dark rumped P 1 W 0915 Bonin kt P 1 W Light phase. 0928 Wedgetail S 1 E 1032 Wedgetail 3 Sooty Tern 3 Fairy Tern 1 Light Immature Small travelling flock 1055 Fairy Tern 1 E 1102 Bulwara P 1 S 1227 Bulwara P 1 N Wedgetail S 1 N Dark phase 1227 Sooty Tern 15±4 Fairy Tern 1 feeding flock 1445 Seagulls school seen - birds overhead - 5-6lbs. around 50 tons. 1512 Wedgetail 1 N 1528 Shear (petrel) 1 1608 Wedgetail 1 NW light 1621 Wedgetail 1 W light 1655 Wedgetail 1 light 1704 Wedgetail 1 N light 1745 Sooty Terns 60±15 NE Wedgetails 25±15 NE Feeding flock 1810 Wedgetail 1 NW Light Dark rumped P 1 S 1837 Wedgetails 3 N light 1855 Sooty Tern 50-55 Wedgetail 5 feeding 1905 end observation