Ardenna tenuirostris
Short-tailed Shearwater, Muttonbird at Guerilla Bay, NSW
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| Ardenna tenuirostris | Liam.m | 1 Oct 2024 | ||
| Unverified | LisaH | 30 Sep 2024 |
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An amazing sight - hundreds of sea birds streaming for minutes from shore, to settle on the ocean (presumably to feed); their back drop - humpback whale families, slapping their tails or curving their way through the choppy waves.
3 comments
1 Oct 2024
Wow - I thought that’s what they might have been, but too timid to guess. I thought there might be gannets too? I had no idea about the wedgies. It really was amazing to watch them streaming past - soooo many!!
1 Oct 2024
I can't see any gannets in the pictures (only gulls and *possibly* a crested tern), but I have no doubt that they would have been in the area. With all the shearwaters and whales there must've been a decent amount of fish around!
Location information
- Coordinates 150.236328-35.835439
- Places Guerilla Bay, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 30 Sep 2024 04:20 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
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Species information
- Ardenna tenuirostris Scientific name
- Short-tailed Shearwater, Muttonbird Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Migratory
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 48.6m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Puffinus tenuirostris
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