Winter seabirds arriving at Straddie
Australian Gannets, Bruce Martin. |
A great variety of birds were spotted, including:
- 3 Black-browed Albatross
- 2 Northern Giant Petrels
- 14 Great-winged Petrels
- 2 White-headed Petrels (very rare for Stradbroke)
- 1 Kermadec Petrel (another rarity for NSI)
- 2 Prion sp (most likely Fairy)
- 1 Brown Booby
- 80 Common Noddies
- ~100 Australian Gannets (60% juveniles)
- 10 Fluttering/Hutton's type Shearwaters and – in the water – 10 Humpbacks!