Port Fairy Tour Reports

2023 Highlights

January- Campbell Albatross, Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, White-chinned Petrel (5), Grey-faced Petrel (90) and Flesh-footed Shearwater (5)

February Two trips in February The first trip we saw 10 Species of Albatross – including: Australian & New Zealand Wandering Albatross, Northern & Southern Royal Albatross, Salvin’s Albatross, Shy Albatross (60). Other highlights include an unidentified Giant Petrel (1), Grey-backed Storm-petrel (25), White-faced Storm-petrel, Flesh-footed Shearwater (40) and Grey-faced Petrel (15)

Our second trip we saw 5 Species of Albatross – including: - Campbell Albatross, Yellow-nosed Albatross, Shy Albatross (40), Short-tailed Shearwater (4500), Flesh-footed Shearwater (65), Grey-backed Storm-petrel (15), White-faced Storm-petrel (12)and Long-tailed Jaeger (1)

March- A total of 56 Albatross from 7 species, Wandering Albatross (25), Great Shearwater (2), Long-tailed Jaeger (3), *Blue Whale (4) in shallow water, only (40 Metres deep).

NOTE:This is our 3rd time forGreat Shearwater:– seen - 23rd March 2023 (2) 19th Feb 2012 (1) 17th April 2011 (1)

April/May/June- We were unable to get out due to adverse weather conditions

July- Northern and Southern Royal Albatross and around 8000 Fluttering Type Shearwater not far out of the river as we were traveling out.

August- We were able to get out twice in August. Both trips we went out to over 1000mts depth which produce between number of species. We saw around 500 albatross from 8 species. This included Wandering, Northern and Southern Royal, Salvins, Buller's, Light-mantled and Sooty Albatross. Again large numbers of Fluttering Type Shearwaters just out of the river. Blue Petral and 2 Antartic Terns.

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2011 Reports

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