A great Beach Patrol run yesterday. Just before the weather packed in again.
16 in total!
3 white capped albies
2 bullers ablies
1 wandering albie
1 sth giant petrel
1 nrth giant petrel
2 cape petrels
1 blue penguin
1 pied shag
1 gannet juv
1 black swan
a definite broad billed prion
and a probable Fairy Prion
although its metrics are a bit bigger than expected.
does have the broadish dark tail tip
culmen 24.7
tarsus 30.4
mid toe 35.5
wing 183
tail 90
bill photo attached, slender
p.s. also found a very young fur seal pup wrecked, only 890mm long snouth to tail tip, I guess muriwai would be the closest breeding colony?
Prion ID
- Shane McPherson
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Re: Prion ID
Hi Shane,
Great beach patrol results, but you don't say where the beach is or how far you covered for this tally ?
Thanks,
Rodney
Great beach patrol results, but you don't say where the beach is or how far you covered for this tally ?
Thanks,
Rodney
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Re: Prion ID
Hey shane, i'm not very familiar with prions, but, depending on where you were, could it be a fulmar? or else a fairy, but the beak looks a bit like a fulmar's.
Chris
Chris
- Shane McPherson
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Re: Prion ID
Ha yeah, sorry about that
We do regular surveys of Ripiro Beach between Pouto Point and Baylys Beach, Kaipara North Head. 70km.
We do regular surveys of Ripiro Beach between Pouto Point and Baylys Beach, Kaipara North Head. 70km.