wcaptain 8/01/2016 14:00
Part 6. Seabirds
Sooty Shearwater (note the "flash" pattern of underwing, the bill is black and small, do not like to follow boats)
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Great Shearwater (distinct pattern; usually prefer warmer waters at that region)
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White-chinned Petrel (note the yellow bill and white chin, no black tip, larger than Sooty Shearwater, pale wing tip of underwing, like to follow boats)
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Antarctic Prion (note the black pattern behind the eye)
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Soft-plumaged Petrel (note the dark underwing, white belly and the dark pattern of "M" of the upperpart)
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Blue Petrel (note the white tail tip)
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Southern Giant Petrel (note the green bill tip, like to follow boats)
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Northern Giant Petrel (note the red bill tip)
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Light-mantled Sooty Albatross (a very elegant bird)
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Grey-headed Albatross (medium size)
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Black-browed Albatross (medium size, prefers open sea not too far from the shore)
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[size=4]Wandering Albatross (very large, note the pink "ear", no black cutting edge between mandibles)[/size][URL=http://s37.photobucket.com/user/wongcaptain/media/160A2280.jpg.html][IMG]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/wongcaptain/160A2280.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
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Southern Royal Albatross (note the cutting edge between the mandibles, pale colour along the front wing edge)
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Still southern royal albatross (cutting edge = black line along the mandibles, the wings are not completely in black)
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Southern Fulmar (very easy to take close photos)
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Grey-backed Storm Petrel (a very small seabird)
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Wilson's Storm Petrel (very common during the trip)
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Black-bellied Storm Petrel (note distinct pattern of the belly)
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Snowy Sheathbill (nickname of this trip - chicken)
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Imperial /Blue-eyed Shag
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Antarctic Tern
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Snow Petrel
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Cape Petrel (very common, like to follow boats very much, from certain pt of view, they remind me Tree Sparrows in city parks)
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