A quick report back on the pelagic trip that went out yesterday…

Date: 12 July 2026

Departure point: Hout Bay

Birds seen on the trip:

  • Shy (White-capped) Albatross
  • Black-browed Albatross
  • Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
  • Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
  • Northern Giant Petrel
  • Southern Giant Petrel
  • White-chinned Petrel
  • Great-winged Petrel
  • Pintado Petrel
  • Blue Petrel
  • Antarctic Prion
  • Wilson’s Storm Petrel
  • Sooty Shearwater
  • Cape Gannet
  • Cape Cormorant
  • Crowned Cormorant
  • White-breasted Cormorant
  • Hartlaub’s Gull
  • Kelp Gull
  • Swift (Greater Crested) Tern
  • Common Tern
  • Brown (Subantarctic) Skua

Non-avian distractions on the trip:

  • Cape Fur Seal
  • Common Dolphin
  • Mako Shark
  • Oceanic Sunfish