Observations

1. skua sp. Stercorarius sp. (skua sp.)

   Number observed: 2

   Details: South Polar/Brown Skua. Both dark morphs with prominent white flashes. First saw one flying not far from the coast but away from me. Immediately recalled a Great Skua, broad winged, short tailed, somewhat bulky. Appeared uniformly brown aside from the white flashes, no rufous tones I think. It then turned and went towards the water where it was joined by another (that was presumably resting) and both took off, this time I had a side profile. One of them (maybe the 2nd bird) had a second prominent white flash below the main one. All seen at considerable magnification through a scope.

2. tern sp. Sterninae sp.

   Number observed: 30

   Details: More. Several large terns and some small terns flying about very far. Maybe 3 species?

3. Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes

   Number observed: 6

   Details: Common along this coastline at the moment.

4. shearwater sp. Procellariidae sp. (shearwater sp.)

   Number observed: 10

   Details: Very far. Mostly (apparently) smaller shearwaters which appeared a little paler than Flesh-footed. Also one or two particularly large ones?

5. Black Kite Milvus migrans

   Number observed: 50

6. Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus

   Number observed: 150

   Details: Usual here at the harbours

7. House Crow Corvus splendens

   Number observed: 10

8. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

   Number observed: 1