Ardenna tenuirostris

Short-tailed Shearwater, Muttonbird at Guerilla Bay, NSW

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	Ardenna tenuirostris	1 Oct 2024	Liam.m
	Unverified	30 Sep 2024	LisaH

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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.

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Liam.m wrote:

1 Oct 2024

Also some Wedgies in there

LisaH wrote:

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!!

Liam.m wrote:

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!

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101 - 1,000 Abundance
30 Sep 2024 04:20 PM Recorded on
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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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Puffinus tenuirostris

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Ardenna tenuirostris

Short-tailed Shearwater, Muttonbird at Guerilla Bay, NSW

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