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Common Noddy 
(Not recorded in December). 
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Grid? Not recorded. 
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Non-Grids Two birds were observed in a small flock of mixed terns on 
5 January about 200 mi. SW Oghu; a third was seen following this flock a 
few minutes later. Three sightings of 11 birds (all in mixed flocks) 
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were observed in an area 7!?“10£> mi. SW Oghu on 18 January. 
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(An increase from December of from 21? to 37 (17 sightings). 
Grid* Not recorded. 
Non-Grids Increase of 12. All observations were within 2^0 mi. SW 
of Oghu and 13 of the sightings were within 100 mi. of Oghu. Eleven of 
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the sightings were in flocks of mixed species; five of these flocks were 
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obviously feeding# 
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Bird Flocks 
No bird flocks were observed in the Grid in January - compered with 
six in December* Thirty-three flocks were observed outside the Grid* 
Of this number 8 were obviously feeding* Twenty one flocks contained more 
than one species* 
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Nocturnal Observations 
Nocturnal observations are of limited value for the most part since 
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only a few birds are near enough to the ship for observation* Also only 
calling birds are usually recorded and most species call very little* 
As before unidentified shearwater-petrel types were observed flying across 
