Here’s our full list from the Zest for Birds pelagic trip that went out on Sunday…
Date: 21 July 2024
Departure point: Hout Bay
Birds seen on the trip:
• Northern Royal Albatross
• Southern Royal Albatross
• Shy Albatross
• Black-browed Albatross
• Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
• Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
• Northern Giant Petrel
• Southern Giant Petrel
• White-chinned Petrel
• Pintado (Cape) Petrel
• Soft-plumaged Petrel
• Southern Fulmar
• Antarctic Prion
• Slender-billed Prion
• Wilson’s Storm Petrel
• Sooty Shearwater
• Great Shearwater
• Manx Shearwater
• Cape Gannet
• Cape Cormorant
• Crowned Cormorant
• White-breasted Cormorant
• Hartlaub’s Gull
• Kelp Gull
• Swift (Greater Crested) Tern
• Subantarctic (Brown) Skua
Non-avian distractions on the trip:
• Cape Fur Seal
• A small group of distant unidentified Dolphins
Photo Credits: Trevor Hardaker , Grant Scholz
