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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