Singapore Strait 17Sep11

From Con

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

From Colin

We were out again on the monthly NParks supported seabird survey boat again on Saturday (Sept 17th) and migration was in full swing. The most numerous birds were Bridled Tern with a total of 597 all moving east, however in second place were Swinhoe's Storm-petrel with a total of 510 almost all moving west. The Bridled were moving throughout the day and all across the channel, but almost all the Swinhoe's were seen between 07.45am and 10.45am along the Indonesian side of the shipping lane north of Batam. Despite these vast (record?) numbers other birds were in short supply with about 20 Aleutian Terns (mostly moulting adults) being the only other notable sightings. The other interesting sighting was watching a Swinhoe's Storm-petrel sat on the sea picking at a small dead fish floating on the surface.

From JS

Common Tern 1

Common Tern 2

Swinhoe's Storm-petrel