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Port Macdonnell Pelagic

Port MacDonnell is near Mount Gambier, South Australia. The boat "Remarkable" is a large cray-fishing vessel with plenty of space for 12 birders. It is fast and the continental shelf quite close, so travelling time each way is usually just over 90 minute


Getting there

To find out more about Port Macdonnell pelagics, contact Colin Rogers on twitchercolin@gmail.com / + 61 (0)417 896 977
GPS Coordinates: 38°27.0′S, 140°37.998′E



Image Gallery

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White-headed Petrel Remarkable_small
Flesh-footed Shearwater Remarkable_small
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Great-winged Petrel Remarkable_small
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Soft-plumaged Petrel Remarkable_small
Sooty Albatross Remarkable_small
Black-bellied Storm Petrel Remarkable_small
Grey-backed Storm Petrel Remarkable_small
Grey-headed Albatross Remarkable_small
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Grey-headed Albatross Remarkable_small
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Wildlife

Whales, Dolphins & Seals 1 species
1
Seabirds 39 species
3621
Conservative estimate. Mostly inshore. Only 10 offshore; hundreds present; most in shore; most inshore
3303
730
race steadi also present; (20 inshore)
708
race gouldi present; some gouldi present; mostly nominate race; mostly gouldi; most race gouldi; 50% race gouldi; most race gouldi; all nominate race; majority the NZ race gouldi
283
254
187
inshore waters only; all inshore
150
race impavida also present; most race impavida
103
67
58
most immatures
47
45
both races present
39
37
1 inshore, 1 offshore; 5 offshore, rest inshore
23
15
13
12
11
8
7
7
sub-adults present
7
7
6
5
5
4
2
immature bird
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Antarctic PrionRemarkable_small

Port Macdonnell Pelagic 23 May 2010

Spent 5 hours near the continental shelf, moving u…

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Port Macdonnell Pelagic Oct 2010

Boat: “Remarkable”



Observers: Colin Rogers; G…
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Port Macdonnell Pelagic Nov 2010

Boat: "Remarkable"



Observers: Colin Rogers; Grant…
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Great Shearwaters Around Australia

About 50 Great Shearwaters were seen off Port Macd…

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Port Macdonnell Pelagic 3 April 2011

This trip followed our usual practice of proceedin…