Singapore Strait 15Oct11

From Con

http://confoley.com/pelagic-outing-october-2011

From Colin

Although it was quieter than September and we didn't get quite so far out we recorded the following:

Aleutian Tern – min. 7 (all winter plumage)
Swinhoe’s Storm Petrel - min. 9 (no noticeable movement, mostly disturbed off the sea in pairs)
Bridled Tern - 73 all moving east
Crested (Swift) Tern – min. 44, with a noticeable movement to the east
Lesser Crested Tern - 6
Little Tern – 1
Long-tailed Jaeger (Skua) – 2 ( harassing the terns off the north eastern end of Batam)

Finally we also returned via the Grey Heron colony at Pulau Bukom, where there were about 16 active nests and a nearby white phased Reef Egret, plus a Great-billed Heron on Pulau Jong on the way past.

Route is at the below link.