Gould's Petrel, Black Petrel, Buller's Albatross

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There were a few highlights from Friday's pelagic, including a single Gould's Petrel and a Black Petrel, both seen at the shelf drift. As expected, the Black Petrel came to the boat, giving everyone excellent and prolonged views, unlike the Gould's Petrel, which disappeared as quickly as it appeared. The other more interesting highlight was a Buller's Albatross, seen late in the day at the shelf drift, which parked itself briefly among the many Shy Albatrosses sitting on the water. This marks the first January record for this species on the Sydney pelagic. The high number of Shy Albatrosses (28) was also notable for January. Interestingly, no jaeger species were seen.

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Sydney pelagics and all on board · observed 23 Jan 2026 · published 24 Jan · #272962