Sav's utterly jammy streak continues much to my disgust! Whilst sitting fishing off Kaikoura this morning at approx 10:30am a GREAT SHEARWATER flew past...I hope they don't catch any fish!!
He has let Gary at Oceanwings know so they will be on the lookout.
Cheers,
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Great shearwater - Kaikoura
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Great shearwater - Kaikoura
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Jan
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Re: Great shearwater - Kaikoura
Look at the calendar, Brent.
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Re: Great shearwater - Kaikoura
Sav is a joker Jan, but he wouldn't stoop that low! This is for real...unfortunately!
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Re: Great shearwater - Kaikoura
I can assure you all that it really was not an April Fool's joke.
We were on a fishing boat just a couple of miles offshore - loads of birds around, including several Buller's Shearwaters. A large shearwater with a completely different jizz came past (within 30m) and showed the distinctive dark cap, pale collar and white rump patch of a Great Shearwater. It's wings were long and straight, body rather thick-set - in fact it's jizz was a bit like a giant Sooty Shearwater. I barely saw the underside at all except to note that it was pale on both body and wing. Just one pass and it was gone.......southbound......
cheers
We were on a fishing boat just a couple of miles offshore - loads of birds around, including several Buller's Shearwaters. A large shearwater with a completely different jizz came past (within 30m) and showed the distinctive dark cap, pale collar and white rump patch of a Great Shearwater. It's wings were long and straight, body rather thick-set - in fact it's jizz was a bit like a giant Sooty Shearwater. I barely saw the underside at all except to note that it was pale on both body and wing. Just one pass and it was gone.......southbound......
cheers
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Re: Great shearwater - Kaikoura
So sorry sav to be doubtful of your degree of angularity.
Is this bird a Streaked Shearwater or a Great Shearwater [from Atlantic] If the former, shouldn't it be up round Korea at this time of year? Does this mean warmer water is responsible for its being so far south?
Is this bird a Streaked Shearwater or a Great Shearwater [from Atlantic] If the former, shouldn't it be up round Korea at this time of year? Does this mean warmer water is responsible for its being so far south?