Sq u id. P. £, 
1963— At Sea 
17 
3 Aug 
flying Fish noted 'beneath this flock. Saw Shearwater catch flying fish 
in air. 
1436— Wedge-tailed Shearwater port 
1445— " 
M 
« 
starboard heading X 
1450 
n 
n 
starboard 
1455— Bonin Island Petrel (?) small— all greyish on back, no wing pattern and 
no gliding, P. J. S. out rapid flapping, smaller then wedge-tall 
1540— Wedge-tailed Shearwater on water ( 
1632— « » « ( 7 ) port 
) settled on water again 
Sunrise 0627. Sunset 1908. 
1624— Red-tailed Tropicbird approaching water level 
1710— White-tailed Tropicbird approaching high, aft to bow 
1712— Red-t lied Troplcblrd—Feeding off bow, dived into water 
1714 — Red-tailed Tropicbird— 2 ad. 1 juv. — flying together (family? ), circled 
ship hif£ 
1719— Red-tailed Trooicbird— hjrgh off port 
1731— Wedge^tailed Shearwater port 
1739— 1 together off starboard, 5 yards apart 
3rd bird probably Wedge-tailed Shearwater 
1756— Wedge-tailed Shearwater (2) Starboard to port 
1857— " " " (3) all together, all identical 
1906— " * * (l) port heading east 
1930— “ 8 " (2) port to starboard, stayed together 
Birds are definitely fewer and farther between today. 
