19 Nov 2012
Amsterdam Albatross
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After many days at sea we were delighted to have a very rare visitor. This Amsterdam Albatross circled the ship for 2 hours as we sheltered from a westerly storm in the lee of Amsterdam Island. There are only about 140 of these birds in the world and they all nest on this island and remain in the Indian Ocean. Our male visitor came close enough for us to read the band number on his leg and through this we were able to access his life history from the French researchers on Amsterdam Island. Fascinating!
17 Nov 2012
The Heard Island Expedition departed Fremantle in Western Australia over a week ago now. There hasn’t been a lot to report apart from the fact that w…READ MORE
15 Nov 2012
We are on a very long sea journey from Western Australia to Heard Island, a tiny dot on the map and some days away yet. The keen birders are up on de…READ MORE
08 Nov 2012
Departed Fremantle on time with excited passengers on board looking forward to the expedition of a lifetime to rarely visited Heard Island. READ MORE
