Pelagic Wednesday 23 June

[Dubai_birder]

I think we have more chance of scoring at sea than England do in SA so I have arranged a boat for 3.30pm on Wednesday 23rd June for three hours

Let me know if you interested

Graham

[Sandman]

Khalifa - r u coming? Call me tomorrow (=later today) on my mobile. We set sail for Jouanin (http://www.birdsoman.com/Birds/011-Petrels/JouaninsPetrel/JouaninsPetrel.htm) & Swinhoe's (http://www.birdsoman.com/Birds/012-Stormpetrels/SwinhoesStormpetrel/SwinhoesStormpetrel.htm) at 15:30 from KK

[Sandman]

Great day out with Graham and Khalifa in Abdulla's new boat. We spent the time from 15:20 to 18:30 between offshore Khor Kalba to offshore Fujairah. Light breeze and fairly choppy seas.
One Brown Noddy flying off Khor Kalba as we left and a handful of Persian Shearwaters, handful of Bridled Terns and an Arctic/Pom Skua.
Almost birdless between Khor Kalba and slightly north of Al Ghurfa Breakwater, where we picked up 3-4 large(ish) flocks of Persian Shearwaters swimming and diving for fish.

Tally (add or subtract where needed, Graham):

Persian Shearwater 800-900
Brown Noddy 1
Bridled Tern 150-200
Lesser Crested Tern 4
White-cheeked Tern 10
Arctic-/Pomarine Skua 1

[Sandman]

A few pic's of the lads & the noddy

[Clive]

LOL... you can just hear what's going through the captains mind... What on earth are those two doing?????

[MarkS]

Which one is Noddy?

[khalifa]

what a beautiful photos tommy lovely noddy

the light wasnt enought but you got him !

[Mike Barth]

Nice shots Tommy ! I am off there tomorrow - hopefully get the Noddy too ! :o

[Sandman]

Noddy about, you chaps (my son loves Noddy, but thinks Persian Shearwater is a duck) :D

Here are some of the better Persian Duckwater photos I got. Hope they please you & good luck tomorrow!

[Sandman]

Two more

[Mike Barth]

Fabulous Tommy. !! Love the Sea Duck pics !! -:)

[Sandman]

Thanks Mike. And thanks Khalifa. Good luck tomorrow (or is it today?)