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- HIGHLIGHTS (Click on date for full report)
21 January 2023 - 3 species albatross, Manx Shearwater, 500+ Sabine's Gulls
11 February 2023 - 3 species albatross, Manx Shearwater, large pod Dusky Dolphins
18 March 2023 - 2 species albatross, Manx Shearwater, Sabine's Gulls, Humpback Whale
9 April 2023 - 4 albatross species, Dusky Dolphins, Ocean Sunfish
6 May 2023 - Boat 1 (David Swanepoel) - 4 albatross species, Northern Giant Petrel, Common & Bottlenose Dolphins, Ocean Sunfish
6 May 2023 - Boat 2 (Dalton Gibbs) - 4 albatross species, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels, Great Shearwater
- HIGHLIGHTS (Click on date for full report)
15 January 2022 - 2 species albatross, Manx Shearwater, Parasitic & Long-tailed Jaegers, Humpback Whales
23 January 2022 - 3 species albatross, Parasitic Jaeger, Spectacled Petrel & Sabine's Gull
5 February 2022 - 3 species albatross, Parasitic Jaeger, Common & Dusky Dolphins
20 February 2022 - 3 species albatross, Manx Shearwater, Spectacled Petrel, Red Phalarope, Sunfish & Humpback Whale
12 April 2022 - 4 species albatross, 5 species cormorant, Sabine's Gull, Great-winged Petrel, Wilson's & European Storm Petrels
8 May 2022 - 4 species albatross, Cory's & Great Shearwaters, Wilson's Storm Petrels & Long-beaked Common Dolphin
9 May 2022 - Please enquire - this pelagic was part of a two week Birding Africa Cape to Kruger Tour
21 May 2022 - 4 species albatross, Wilson's Storm Petrels, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels
4 June 2022 - 4 species albatross including a Northern Royal, Antarctic Prion, Cape (Pintado) Petrels
19 June 2022 - 5 species albatross including a juvenile Wandering Albatross, Soft-plumaged Petrel, Manx Shearwater, Sunfish, Humpback and Bryde's Whales.
16 July 2022 - 5 species albatross including a Northern Royal, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels, Antarctic Prions, Humpback Whales & Long-beaked Common Dolphins.
26 July 2022
31 July 2022 - 6 species albatross including a Wanderer & Northern Royal, white-morph Southern Giant Petrel, Cape Petrel, Soft-plumaged Petrel
8 August 2022 - Simon's Town
8 August 2022 - Hout Bay - 5 species albatross including a Northern Royal, Cape Petrel, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels, Dusky Dolphins
6 September 2022 - please enquire
10 September 2022 - TRISTAN ALBATROSS & Northern Royal, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels, Soft-plumaged Petrels, Humpback Whales & Dusky Dolphins
16 September 2022 - please enquire
17 September 2022 - Northern Royal Albatross, Soft-plumaged & Cape Petrels, Sabine's Gull, Long-tailed Jaeger & Humpback Whales
24 September 2022
1 October 2022 - 5 species albatross including a juvenile Southern Royal Albatross, Soft-plumage Petrel
3 October 2022 - Please enquire - this pelagic was part of a two week Birding Africa Cape to Kruger Tour
16 October 2022 - 5 species albatross, Soft-plumage Petrel & Humpback Whales
5 November 2022 - Atlantic Yellow-nosed & Shy Albatross, Wilson's & European Storm Petrels, Sabine's Gull, Southern Giant Petrel, Bryde's Whale
13 November 2022 - 4 species albatross, Great Shearwater, Sabine's Gulls, Southern & Northern Giant Petrels, Long-beaked Common Dolphin, Humpback Whales
16 November 2022
19 November 2022
19 November 2022 - Please enquire - this pelagic was part of a Birding Africa Ultimate Endemics Tour
1 December 2022 - Report to be added soon
22 December 2022 - Northern Royal Albatross, Sabine's Gull, Parasitic & Pomarine Jaegers
- HIGHLIGHTS (Click on date for full report)
6 February 2021 - 4 albatross species, Northern Giant Petrel, Sabine's Gull, Manx, Cory's & Great Shearwaters
27 March 2021 - 4 albatross species, Cory's & Great Shearwaters
3 April 2021 - 3 species albatross, N & S Giant Petrels, Pomarine Jaeger, Dusky Dolphins, Humpback Whales
23 April 2021 - please enquire
2 May 2021 / PDF - Black-bellied Storm Petrel, Cape (Pintado) Petrel, Antarctic Prion
23 May 2021 - Southern Royal Albatross, Cape Petrel, Antarctic Prion, Cory's Shearwater, Great Shearwater, Wilson's & European Storm Petrels
30 May 2021 / PDF
- Southern Fulmar, Spectacled Petrel, Manx Shearwater, Southern Giant Petrel
12 June 2021 - Salvin's Albatross, Cape (Pintado) Petrel, Antarctic Prion.
24 July 2021 - 3 species albatross, Southern Fulmar, Humpback Whales
25 July 2021 - Long-beaked (Common) Dolphins
7 August 2021 - 5 species albatross incl. Northern Royal Albatross, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels, Cape (Pintado) Petrel, Antarctic Prion, Wilson's Storm Petrel, Brown Skua
24 September 2021 - 6 albatross species incl. Southern & Northern Royals, Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
26 September 2021 - 3 albatross species, Antarctic Prion, Manx Shearwater
3 October 2021 (pdf) - 4 species albatross, Black-bellied Storm petrel, Parasitic Jaeger, Sabine's Gull, Pintado Petrel
9 October 2021 - 5 albatross species incl. Southern Royal Albatross, Black-bellied Storm Petrels, N & S Giant Petrels, Sub-antarctic Skua, Humpback Whale
24 October 2021 / PDF
- 3 albatross species, Humpback whales
6 November 2021 (pdf)
- 3 albatross species, Pomarine Jaegers, Great Shearwater, Sabine's Gull
13 November 2021 (pdf) - 5 albatross species incl. Southern Royal Albatross, Parasitic Jaeger, Great-winged Petrel
6 December 2021 (pdf) - 3 albatross species, Manx Shearwater, Loggerhead Turtle, Humpback Whales
- HIGHLIGHTS (Click on date for full report)
4 January 2020 - 3 albatross species, Sabine's Gull, Great-winged Petrel
7 January 2020 -
25 January 2020 - 3 albatross species, Parasitic Jaeger, Sabine's Gull, ±500 Common Dolphin
22 February 2020 - 3 albatross species, Long-tailed & Parasitic Jaegers, Northern Giant Petrel, Manx Shearwater
22 August 2020 - 3 species of albatrosses, Antarctic Prion, Cape (Pintado) Petrel
29 August 2020 - 6 species albatross, including both Northern & Southern Royal Albatross, Southern Fulmar & Brown Skua
19 September 2020 - 2 albatross species, Antarctic Prion; Long-beaked common Dolphin, Bryde's & Humpback Whales
4 October 2020 - Black-bellied Storm Petrel, Sabine's Gull & Cape (Pintado) Petrel
17 October 2020 - Black-bellied Storm Petrel, Manx Shearwater & Long-tailed Jaeger
15 November 2020 - 4 species albatross, Spectacled Petrel, Giant Petrel, Parasitic Jaeger, Sabine's Gull, Bryde's Whale
22 November 2020 - 4 albatross species, Cory's Shearwater, Sabine's Gull, Cape Petrel, Wilson's & European SP
29 November 2020 - 4 albatross species, Sabine's Gull, Long-tailed Jaeger, Flesh-footed Shearwater
- HIGHLIGHTS (Click on date for full report)
19 January 2019 - 4 species albatross, Spectacled Petrel, Great-winged, Petrel, Sabine's Gull
16 February 2019
24 February 2019 - Boat 1 (Dalton Gibbs) - 4 albatross species, Scopoli's Shearwater, Long-tailed & Parasitic Jaegers, Spectacled Petrel, Bryde's Whale
24 February 2019 - Boat 2 (Andrew de Blocq) - 4 species albatross, Spectacled Petrel, Parasitic & Long-tailed Jaegers, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels, Bryde's Whale
1 March 2019 - 4 species albatross, Spectacled Petrel, Parasitic & Pomarine Jaeger, Leach's Storm Petrel & Whales
2 March 2019 - 4 species albatross, Spectacled Petrel, Manx Shearwater, Parasitic, Long-tailed & Pomarine Jaegers
16 March 2019 - 4 species albatross, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels, Sabine's Gull, Bryde's Whale
30 March 2019 - 4 species albatross, Northern Giant Petrel, Subantarctic Skua, Parasitic Jaeger
28 April 2019 - 3 species albatross, Northern Giant Petrel, Subantarctic Skua
12 May 2019 - 5 species albatross incl. a Salvin's Albatross, Black-bellied Storm Petrel, Antarctic Prion, Humpback Whale
22 June 2019 - Southern Fulmar, Northern Royal Albatross, Humpback Whale & Oceanic Sunfish
7 July 2019 - Wandering Albatross and Southern Fulmar, Soft-plumaged & Great-winged Petrels, Bryde's Whale
27 July 2019
3 August 2019 - Northern and Southern Royal Albatross, Spectacled Petrel, Southern & Northern Giant Petrels
14 August 2019 - Boat 1 (Vince Ward) - Northern Royal Albatross, Manx Shearwater, Soft-plumaged Petrel
14 August 2019 - Boat 2 (David Swanepoel) - Northern Royal Albatross, Manx Shearwater, Soft-plumaged Petrel
24 August 2019 - 4 species albatross, Great Shearwater, Spectacled Petrel, Whales & 1000+ Common Dolphins!
7 September 2019 - Boat 1 (Vince Ward) - Manx Shearwater, four species of albatross, Parasitic Jaeger and Humpback Whale
7 September 2019 - Boat 2 (David Swanepoel) - 5 Albatross species incl. a Northern Royal Albatross, Great Shearwater
9 September 2019 - 4 Albatross species, Great Shearwater, Pintado Petrel, Sabine's Gull, Humpback Whale
14 September 2019 - Boat 1 (Vince Ward) - 3 species of albatross, all 4 species coastal cormorant, Pintado & Wilson's Storm Petrels
14 September 2019 - Boat 2
14 September - Boat 3 (David Swanepoel) - 2 species of albatross, Wilson's Storm Petrels, Northern & Southern Giant Petrel
6 October 2019
12 October 2019
15 October 2019 - Boat 1 (Seth Musker)
15 October 2019 - Boat 2 (David Swanepoel)
20 October 2019 - Light-mantled Albatross, Spectacled Petrel, Flesh-footed Shearwater, Black-bellied Storm Petrel
26 October 2019 - Boat 1 (Vince Ward)
26 October 2019 - Boat 2 (Cliff Dorse)
3 November 2019 - 4 species albatross, Spectacled & Soft-plumaged Petrels, Parasitic & Long-tailed Jaegers, Sabine's Gull, Humpback Whale
5 November 2019 - 4 species albatross - 100's of Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross, Humpback Whale
21 November 2019 - 4 species albatross, Great & Cory's Shearwaters, Cape Petrel, Parasitic Jaeger, Bryde's Whale
24 November 2019 - Bulwer's Petrel, European Storm Petrel, 3 species albatross
- HIGHLIGHTS (Click on date for full report)
6 January 2018 - 4 species Albatross, Great-winged Petrel, Spectacled Petrel, Manx Shearwater, Parasitic & Long-tailed Jaegers, & a Sperm Whale.
11 January 2018 - 3 species Albatross, Parasitic Jaeger, Sabine's Gull, Subantarctic Skua & Northern Giant Petrel.
14 January 2018
12 February 2018 - Pelagic trip included in a Birding Africa Cape to Kruger Tour.
16 February 2018
18 February 2018 - 4 species Albatross, Southern & Northern Giant Petrels, Sub-Antarctic Skua & Great Shearwater.
24 March 2018
7 April 2018 - 5 species Albatross including a Wanderer, Spectacled Petrel, Common Dolphins.
21 April 2018
6 May 2018
19 May 2018 - 3 albatross species, Great-winged Petrel, Manx Shearwater, Southern Giant Petrel.
26 May 2018 - 3 Albatross species, Pintado Petrels, Great-winged Petrel.
10 June 2018 - 4 Albatross species, Spectacled Petrel.
7 July 2018
16 July 2018
21 July 2018 - Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, Northern Giant Petrel, Bryde & Humpback Whales.
28 July 2018
4 August 2018
13 August 2018
18 August 2018 (Trip 1)
18 August 2018 (Trip 2)
24 August 2018
1 September 2018
8 September 2018
10 September 2018.
15 September 2018 (Trip 1)
15 September 2018 (Trip 2)
30 September 2018
8 October 2018
3 November 2018 (Trip 1)
3 November 2018 (Trip 2)
12 November 2018
25 November 2018
1 December 2018
8 December 2018
13 December 2018
- HIGHLIGHTS (Click on date for full report)
28 January 2017. 4 albatross species, Manx Shearwater, Sabine's Gull, Giant Petrels, Long-tailed Jaegers.
4 February 2017. 4 albatross species, Spectacled Petrel, Subantarctic Skua, Parasitic Jaeger & Common Dolphins.
18 February 2017. 3 albatross species, Flesh-footed Shearwater, Spectacled Petrel, Manx Shearwater, Southern & Northern Giant Petrels.
4 March 2017. 4 albatross species, Flesh-footed Shearwater, Pomarine Jaeger, Southern Giant Petrel.
26 March 2017. Shy, Black-browed & Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, Parasitic & Pomarine Jaeger, Subantarctic Skua
1 April 2017. Northern Royal Albatross, Flesh-footed & Manx Shearwaters, Subantarctic Skua, Southern Giant Petrel
29 April 2017. Indian Yellow-nosed, Shy & Black-browed Albatross, Northern Giant Petrel, Subantarctic Skua
7 May 2017. Wandering Albatross, Flesh-footed Shearwater, Great-winged Petrel & Giant Petrels.
14 May 2017. 5 albatross species including Northern Royal Albatross, Pintado Petrel, Arctic Tern, Great Shearwater, Common & Dusky Dolphins.
17 June 2017. 2 Albatross species, over 2000 Antarctic Prions, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels.
24 June 2017. Pale morph Southern Giant Petrel, Manx Shearwater, Subantarctic Skua, Northern & Southern Giant Petrel, Southern Right Whale.
3 July 2017. Soft-plumaged and Great-winged Petrels, Manx Shearwater, ORCAS, whales & dolphins
10 July 2017. 6 Albatross species including Northern & Southern Royal Albatross, Soft-plumaged Petrel, Antarctic Prion, Subantarctic Skua, Southern Right Whales.
6 August 2017. Northern Royal Albatross, Manx Shearwaters, Arctic Tern & Humpback Whales.
19 August 2017. Albatross, Manx Shearwater, Giant Petrels, Common Dolphins, Southern Right & Humpback Whales.
28 August 2017 (Trip 1).
28 August 2017 (Trip 2).
18 September 2017.
24 September 2017 (Trip 1). Black-browed & Shy Albatross, N & S Giant Petrels, Humpback Whale & Orcas !!
24 September 2017 (Trip 2).
7 October 2017.
21 October 2017. 3 Albatross sp, Spectacled Petrel, Black-bellied Storm Petrels, Giant Petrels, Soft-plumaged Petrel, Great Shearwater, Parasitic Jaeger.
4 November 2017 (Trip 1).
4 November 2017 (Trip 2).
11 November 2017 (Trip 1).
11 November 2017 (Trip 2). 4 sp. albatross, Great Shearwater, Parasitic Jaeger, Sabine's Gull, Dolphins, Sunfish, Sharks!
18 November 2017 (Trip 1).
18 November 2017 (Trip 2). 4 species Albatross, Flesh-footed Shearwater, N & S Giant Petrels, Manx Shearwater.
22 November 2017
3 December 2017. 4 Albatross sp. Pomarine Jaeger, Great Shearwater, Sabine's Gull, Humpbacks & Dusky Dolphins.
8 December 2017. 4 Albatross species, Giant Petrels, Subantarctic Skua, Arctic Tern, Grey-headed Gull.
- HIGHLIGHTS (Click on date for full report)
6 February 2016 (Trip 1). 4 Albatross species, Spectacled Petrel, Manx Shearwater, Southern Right Whale.
6 February 2016 (Trip 2). ±27 Humpback Whales, 4 Albatross species, Southern Giant Petrel, Dusky Dolphins.
15 February 2016. Shy & Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, Sabine's Gull, Subantarctic Skua, Bryde's Whales.
18 February 2016. 29 bird species! 4 Albatross species, Pomarine & Parasitic Jaeger, Southern Giant Petrel,
Grey (Red) Phalarope, ±100 Bottle-nosed Dolphins.
20 February 2016 (Trip 1). 4 species Albatross, Parasitic Jaeger, Great-winged Petrel, 1000's of Dusky Dolphins.
20 February 2016 (Trip 2).
24 February 2016. 4 species Albatross, Southern & Northern Giant Petrel, Pomarine Skua/Jaeger, Spectacled Petrel, Sabine's Gull, Arctic Skua.
5 March 2016. Spectacled Petrel, Manx Shearwater, Northern Giant Petrel, Sabine's Gull, Pomarine Jaeger.
19 March 2016.
28 March 2016.
31 March 2016. 4 Albatross species, Southern Giant Petrel, Spectacled Petrel, Great-winged Petrel, Humpback Whale.
5 April 2016. Atlantic & Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, Long-tailed Skua, Manx Shearwater, Bryde's Whales.
9 April 2016.
24 April 2016. 30 bird species including SIX albatross species and both Southern and Northern Royals !!
13 May 2016. 4 Albatross species, Flesh-footed Shearwater, Southern & Northern Giant Petrel, Antarctic Prion.
30 May 2016. 3 species of Albatross, Southern Giant Petrel, Pintado Petrel, Antarctic Prion, and Subantarctic Skua.
12 June 2016. 5 Albatross species including a rare Grey-headed Albatross, Southern & Northern Giant Petrels, Antarctic Prion, Manx Shearwater.
25 June 2016. 3 Albatross species, Southern Giant Petrel, Antarctic Prion, Subantarctic Skua.
10 July 2016. Shy & Black-browed Albatross, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels, Subantarctic Skua, Humpback, Southern Right & Killer (Orca) Whales.
31 July 2016. Northern Royal Albatross, a single Southern Fulmar, Great Shearwater, Manx Shearwater. Common Dolphins, Humpback & Southern Right Whales.
6 August 2016 (Trip 1). 3 albatross species, Subantarctic Skua, Antarctic Prion, Soft-plumaged Petrel, Humpback Whale.
6 August 2016 (Trip 2). Soft-plumaged Petrel, Subantarctic Skua, Spectacled Petrel, 3 Albatross species.
20 August 2016. 4 Albatross species, Antarctic Prion, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels, Subantarctic Skua, Southern Right Whale & Sunfish.
27 August 2016 (Trip 1). 4 Albatross species, Great Shearwater, Parasitic Jaeger, Giant Petrels, Humpback Whales.
27 August 2016 (Trip 2)
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4 September 2016 (Trip 1). 5 Albatross species including a Southern Royal, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels, Subantarctic Skua, Humpback Whale.
4 September 2016 (Trip 2). 5 Albatross species including a Southern Royal, Sooty Shearwater, Subantarctic Skua, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels, Humpback Whale.
5 September 2016.
12 September 2016 (Trip 1). 3 species Albatross, Great-winged Petrel, Giant Petrels, Great and Manx Shearwater, Sunfish and Humpback Whales.
12 September 2016 (Trip 2). Great-winged Petrel, Parasitic Jaeger, Soft-plumaged Petrel, Giant Petrels, Great Shearwater, Arctic Tern, 3 Albatross species.
18 September 2016 (Trip 1). A Wandering and a Southern Royal Albatross, Flesh-footed Shearwater, Great Shearwater, Subantarctic Skua.
18 September 2016 (Trip 2). 5 albatross species including a Wanderer, Great Shearwater, Arctic & Antarctic Terns, Parasitic Jaeger, Giant Petrels
24 September 2016 (Trip 1). Orcas!!
24 September 2016 (Trip 2). 4 Albatross species, Spectacled Petrel, Southern and Northern Giant Petrels, Great Shearwater.
1 October 2016. SIX Albatross species including a Wanderer and a Southern Royal Albatross, Soft-plumaged Petrel, Great Shearwater, Sabine's Gull, Black-bellied Storm Petrel, Southern Right & Humpback Whales.
9 October 2016. Wandering Albatross, Subantarctic Skua, Black-bellied Storm Petrel, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels, Arctic Tern, Humpback Whales.
15 October 2016 (Trip 1). SIX Albatross species including 5 Wanderers & a Southern Royal, Black-bellied Storm Petrels.
15 October 2016 (Trip 2).
21 October 2016. 4 Albatross species, Black-bellied Storm Petrel, Parasitic Jaeger, Great-winged Petrel.
29 October 2016.
1 November 2016.
5 November 2016 (Trip 1).
5 November 2016 (Trip 2).
5 November 2016 (Trip 3).
26 November 2016 (Trip 1). 4 species Albatross, Spectacled Petrel, Great-winged Petrel, Pomarine Skua (Jaeger), Southern & Northern Giant Petrels.
26 November 2016 (Trip 2).
3 December 2016. 4 Albatross species, Great-winged Petrel, Sabine's Gull, Parasitic Jaeger, Southern & Northern Giant Petrels.
7 December 2016. 4 species of albatross, Southern & Northern Giant Petrel, Great-winged Petrel, Pomarine Jaeger, Sabine's Gull.
- HIGHLIGHTS (Click on date for full report)
12 January 2015. Orcas, Pomarine & Long-tailed Jaeger (Skua), Great-winged & Spectacled Petrel.
18 January 2015. 26 species! Long-tailed Jaeger, Flesh-footed Shearwater, Sabine's Gull, Spectacled Petrel.
24 January 2015 (Trip 1). 4 Albatross species , Sabine's Gull, Parasitic & Arctic Jaeger, Great-winged Petrel.
24 January 2015 (Trip 2). Long-tailed Jaeger, Southern Giant Petrel, Pomarine Jaeger, 4 Albatross species.
7 February 2015. Giant Petrels, 4 Albatross species, Manx Shearwater, Sub-Antarctic Skua, Common Dolphins.
15 March 2015. 5 Albatross species, Sabine's Gull, Arctic Tern, Great Shearwater, Manx Shearwater.
11 April 2015 (Simon's Town). 4 albatross species, Great Shearwater, Northern Giant Petrel, Arctic Tern & Bryde's Whale.
11 April 2015 (Hout Bay). Manx Shearwater, Northern Giant Petrel, 4 species albatross, Great Shearwater, Subantarctic Skua.
2 May 2015. Loggerhead Turtle! 4 albatross species, Great-winged Petrel, Antarctic Prion, Black-bellied Storm-petrel & Manx Shearwater.
17 May 2015. 5 albatross species including a Wanderer, Spectacled Petrel, Black-bellied Storm-petrel, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels.
5 July 2015. Several Humpback Whales breaching right next to our boat!
16 July 2015. Please enquire.
26 July 2015. This trip contributed to Noah Stryker's world record birding attempt - read his blog Day 207: Out to Sea
1 August 2015. SIX albatross species including a Wanderer.
6 August 2015. 4 albatross species including a Northern Royal, Soft-plumaged Petrel and a Subantarctic Skua.
8 August 2015 (Hout Bay). Northern & Southern Giant Petrels, Antarctic Prion & Tern, and Humpback Whales.
8 August 2015 (Simon's Town). Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels, Humpback Whale.
29 August 2015. 4 Albatross species, Giant Petrels, Sooty Shearwater, Sabine's Gull, whales & dolphins!
5 September 2015. Sub-Antarctic Skua, Great Shearwater, Yellow-nosed Albatross, Blue Shark, Humpback Whales.
7 September 2015. Please enquire.
25 September 2015. Giant Petrels (both species), Great & Manx Shearwaters, Humpback Whales & Dusky Dolphins.
29 September 2015. Wandering Albatross, Black-bellied Storm-petrel, Humpback Whale.
6 October 2015 (Trip 1). 5 Albatross species including a Wanderer, Spectacled Petrel, both Giant Petrel species.
6 October 2015 (Trip 2). Photos from Matt Harding.
11 October 2015 (Trip 1). SIX albatross species including a Wanderer and a Northern Royal !
11 October 2015 (Trip 2). Wandering Albatross, Spectacled Petrel, Southern Fulmar and Black-bellied Storm-petrels.
12 October 2015. Please enquire.
17 October 2015. (Trip 1). Please enquire.
17 October 2015 (Trip 2). Black-bellied Storm-petrel, Arctic Tern, Sub-Antarctic Skua, Sooty Shearwater
25 October 2015 (Hout Bay). 4 species albatross, Sabine's Gull, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels, Whales
25 October 2015 (Simon's Town - Trip 1). 3 Albatross species, white-morph Southern Giant Petrel, Sabine's Gull, Subantarctic Skua, Orca
25 October 2015 (Simon's Town - Trip 2). Manx Shearwater, 5 Albatross species, Sabine's Gull, Humpback Whales.
25 October 2015 (Simon's Town - Trip 3). 4 species albatross, Subantarctic Skua, Sabine's Gull, Northern Giant Petrel, Sunfish and Whales.
7 November 2015. Parasitic Jaeger, Great Shearwater, Sabine's Gull, Subantarctic Skua and a Spectacled Petrel.
8 November 2015. Please enquire.
12 November 2015. 5 albatross species including Wandering Albatross, Spectacled Petrel, Pomarine Skua.
14 November 2015. Please enquire.
22 November 2015. Shy, Black-browed, Indian & Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels.
3 December 2015. Sperm Whale!
22 December 2015. 4 Albatross species, Pomarine Skua, Sabine's Gull, Spectacled Petrel, Dolphins
- HIGHLIGHTS (Click on date for full report)
05 January 2014. Highlights: Both species Yellow-nosed Albatross and Giant Petrels, Pomarine Jaeger & 1000's Sabine's Gulls.
11 January 2014. Grey-backed
Storm Petrel - the 3rd record
for South Africa!
19 February 2014. Juvenile Wandering Albatross and Long-tailed Jaeger.
16 March 2014. Manx Shearwater, Pomarine and Long-tailed Jaeger, 4 Albatross species.
12 April 2014. 4 albatross, 4 shearwater and all 4 coastal cormorant species, Parasitic Jaeger.
26 April 2014. European Storm Petrel, 4 albatross species, Great and Cory's Shearwaters.
21 June 2014. young Wandering Albatross, Northern and Southern Giant Petrels.
17 August 2014 (Trip 1). 3 albatross species, Manx Shearwater.
17 August 2014 (Trip 2). Indian yellow-nosed, Shy and Black-browed Albatross, Subantarctic Skua
23 August 2014 (Trip 1). 4 albatross species, Soft-plumaged Petrel, 1000's of Pintado Petrels.
23 August 2014 (Trip 2). 4 albatross species, Great Shearwater.
31 August 2014 (Trip 1). Humpback Whales.
31 August 2014 (Trip 2). An unexpected pair of Cape Clawless Otters at sea!
07 September 2014 (Trip 1). Southern Right and Humpback Whales, Great Shearwater.
07 September 2014 (Trip 2). Southern Right and Humpback Whales, 4 albatross species.
13 Sept 2014 (Trip 1). 3 Albatross species, Arctic Skua, Northern and Southern Giant Petrel. Humpback And Southern Right Whales.
13 September 2014 (Trip 2) . Shy, Black-browed and Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, Humpback Whales.
20 September 2014 (Simon's Town) . An immature Wandering Albatross and a Flesh-footed Shearwater. Humpback Whales.
20 September 2014 (Hout Bay) . 4 Albatross species, an Arctic Tern and Humpback Whales.
25 September 2014 . 4 Albatross species, a Flesh-footed Shearwater, Dusky and Common Dolphins.
29 September 2014 (Trip 1) . 100's of Shy Albatross, a white-back, Black-bellied Storm-petrels, a Southern Right Whale and Common Dolphins.
29 September 2014 (Trip 2) . 6 albatross species, Black-bellied Storm-petrels, Southern and Northern Giant Petrels.
06 October 2014 . 1000s of Common Dolphins, 4 Albatross species, Black-bellied Storm-petrel and Arctic Tern.
15 October 2014 . 6 albatross species, including a Wanderer and a Northern Royal.
18 October 2014 . Black-bellied Storm Petrels, both species of Yellow-nosed Albatross and Giant Petrels.
08 November 2014 . Giant Petrels, Sabine's Gull, 3 albatross species and Humpback Whales.
30 November 2014 (Trip 1) . Atlantic & Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, Spectacled & Great-winged Petrels
30 November 2014 (Trip 2) . 3 Albatross species, Spectacled Petrel and a late Pintado Petrel.
13 January 2013. Highlights: Manx Shearwater and Long-tailed Jaeger.
26 February 2013. Highlights: Probably my best trip ever! reports Cape Town Pelagics guide Dalton Gibbs.
6 April 2013. Highlights: Black-browed and Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, Great Shearwater
15 June 2013. Highlights: 5 Albatross species, incl. 2 Wandering Albatross, 4 Shearwater species, incl. Manx Shearwater, and Spectacled Petrels.
29 June 2013. Highlights: Spectacled Petrel, Southern Royal Albatross, thousands of Pintados, Humpback Whale and Common Dolphins.
13 July 2013. Highlights: Northern Royal Albatross, among 5 albatross species, thousands of Pintados, Soft-plumaged and Great-winged Petrels.
4 August 2013. Highlights: 5 Albatross species including a Wandering Albatross, Soft-plumaged Giant Petrels and Southern Giant Petrels.
10 August 2013. Highlights: Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, Southern & Northern Giant Petrels.
19 August 2013. Highlights: Great Shearwater, Southern Royal Albatross, Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross, both Southern & Northern Giant Petrels, plus 5 Southern Right Whales.
24 August 2013. Highlights: Wandering Albatross, Soft-plumaged Petrel, Antarctic Prion, Northern & Southern Giant Petrels.
1 September 2013 (Simon's Town). Highlights: Southern & Northern Royal Albatross, Great-winged Petrel, Sabine's Gull and Humpbacked Whales.
1 September 2013 (Hout Bay). Highlights: Wandering Albatross, Great Shearwater, Great-winged Petrel, Atlantic and Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross.
7 September 2013. Highlights: Exceptional day with thousands of birds and 7 Albatross species, including 5 Wanderers, 4 Northern and a Southern Royal.
22 September 2013. Highlights: Southern and Northern Giant Petrels, Sabine's Gulls, 3 albatross species and 1000 Pintado Petrels.
29 September 2013. Highlights: Red Pharalope, 6 Albatross species, including a Wanderer, Soft-plumaged Petrel and Great-winged Petrel.
6 October 2013. Highlights: 6 Albatross species, including a Wanderer, Northern Royals, Black-bellied Storm Petrels, Soft-plumaged and Great-winged Petrels !!
27 October 2013. Highlights: Black-bellied Storm Petrel, Sabine's Gull, Northern Giant Petrel and Parasitic Jaeger.
17 November 2013. Highlights: Spectacled Petrel and a Wandering Albatross for a total of 5 Albatross species !!
25 November 2013. Highlights: 100's of Common Bottlenose Dolphin, 4 Albatross species, late in season Pintado Petrels and a Parasitic Jaeger. Report from Vince Ward.
25 November 2013. Highlights: Four Albatross species, Parasitic Jaeger, Sabine's Gull, Pomarine Skua and the spectacle of 100's of Common Bottlenose Dolphin. Report from Barrie Rose.
14 January
2012. Highlights: Red Phalaropes
14 January
2012. Highlights: Red Phalarope
29
January 2012. Photographs: Flesh-footed
and Cory's Shearwater, Common
Dolphins and Sabine's Gull
12 February
2012. Highlights: Juvenile Wandering Albatross,
Pomarine Jaeger and Red Phalarope
17 February
2012. Highlights: 16 pelagic
species including Manx Shearwater,
Long-tailed Jaeger, Sabine's
Gull
26 February
2012. Highlights: 13 pelagic species and a close
Sperm Whale
3 March
2012. Highlights: 17 pelagic species,
two Spectacled Petrels and a close
basking sunfish
17 March
2012. Highlights: Flesh-footed Shearwater,
hundreds of European and
Wilson’s Storm-petrels
1
April 2012. Highlights: Hundreds of Wilson’s
Storm-petrels
9 April
2012. Highlights: Thousands of birds,
including an astounding number of Storm Petrels
16 May 2012.
Highlights: four Albatross species,
Great-winged Petrel and Black-bellied
Storm Petrel
20 May 2012. Highlights: Sooty and Cory Shearwaters
15 July 2012. Highlights: two Northern Royal Albatross, Southern and Northern Giant Petrel
4 August 2012. Highlights: Northern Royal Albatross, among 5 albatross species, and Antarctic Prion
18 August 2012. Highlights: Northern Royal Albatross, Southern and Northern Giant Petrel
22 August 2012. Highlights: Wandering, Southern and Northern Royal Albatross, Soft-plumaged Petrel, Manx Shearwater
.
2 September 2012. Highlights: Blue Petrel, Wandering Albatross and white morph Southern Giant Petrel
7 September 2012. Highlights: Humpbacked Whale, Northern and Southern Giant Petrel
15 September 2012 (CD). Highlights: 3 Humpbacked Whales, three Southern Right Whales, Red Phalarope, Southern Giant Petrel and Manx Shearwater
15 September 2012 (DG). Highlights: Pintado Petrel, Northern Giant Petrel and Wilson's Storm-Petrel
21 September 2012. Highlights: 4 Albatross species, Great Shearwater and Long-tailed Skua
22 September 2012 (CD). Highlights: 5 Wandering Albatross and Southern Royal Albatross
22 September 2012 (BR). Highlights: Juvenile Wandering Albatross, Soft-plumaged Petrel, Northern and Southern Giant Petrels
5 October 2012. Highlights: Soft-plumaged Petrel, Black-bellied Storm Petrel, Humpback Whales and Southern Right Whales
13 October 2012. Highlights: Wandering Albatross, Flesh-footed Shearwater and Black-breasted Storm Petrel
3 November 2012 (DG). Highlights: Pomarine Jaeger, Flesh-footed and Manx Shearwater, Southern and Northern Giant Petrel
3 November 2012 (CD). Highlights: Parasitic Jaeger, Manx Shearwater, Common Dolphins and Bryde's Whale
30 December 2012. Highlights: Spectacled Petrel, 3 Jaeger species and Blue Sharks
8 January
2011. Highlights: 4 Albatross species,
3 Shearwater species and
2 Storm-Petrel species
6 February
2011. Highlights: Parasitic Jager,
Wilson's Storm-Petrel, Manx Shearwater
6 February
2011 - second trip. Highlights: Long-tailed
Skua, Pomarine Skua, Oceanic
Sunfish
5 March
2011. Highlights: Flesh-footed Shearwater,
European Storm-Petrel and Humpbacked
Whale
12 March
2011. Highlights: Coryís Shearwaters,
Grey (Red) Phalarope, Oceanic
Blue Shark & Skipjack Tuna
26 March
2011. Highlights: 5 Albatross species,
Wilson's Storm Petrel, Blue
Shark and Common Dolphin
11 April
2011. Highlights: Sub-Antarctic Skua,
Wilson’s Storm-petrel and Cory’s
Shearwater
15 May 2011.
Highlights: Wandering albatross and
Dusky Dolphin
2 July 2011.
Highlights: Bryde's whale, Antarctic
Prion and Southern Fulmar
10 July
2011. Highlights: Southern Giant Petrel,
Common Dolphins and Humpbacked
Whales
30 July
2011. Highlights: 6 Albatross species,
incl. Wandering Albatross and Northern
Royal Albatross
2 August
2011. Highlights: Southern Right Whales and Humpbacked
Whales
7 August
2011 (DG). Highlights: Indian
and Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross,
Bryde's Whale
7 August 2011 (BR). Highlights: 7 Albatross
species, Southern Fulmar
and a white morf Southern Giant Petrel
20 August
2011. Highlights: thousands of birds, including
four albatross species
4 September
2011 (DG). Highlights: Northern Royal
Albatross, many birds & species, giant
petrels on seal carcass.
4 September
2011 (CD). Highlights: Wandering Albatross
and Southern Royal Albatross
17 September
2011. Highlights: Southern Royal Albatross
and hundreds of Common Dolphins.
See also the trip report and stunning
photographs by Per Holmen.
26 September
2011. Highlights: Black-bellied Storm
Petrel and Bryde's Whale
9 October
2011. Highlights: Black-bellied Storm
Petrel and Atlantic Yellow-nosed
Albatross
29 October 2011. Highlights: Spectacled
Petrel and Wandering Albatross
6 November
2011. Highlights: Southern Royal Albatross
10 November
2011. Highlights: Great-winged Petrel,
Parasitic and Pomarine Jaeger
12
November 2011. Highlights: Kerguelen
Petrel - a superb record of a very
rare bird that many have been hoping to see on pelagic
trips for years!
17
December 2011. Highlights: Southern Right
Whale and Manx Shearwater
23 January
2010. Highlights: Flesh-footed Shearwater
and Dusky Dolphin
10 February
2010. Highlights: Leach’s Storm-Petrel,
Long-tailed Skua, Manx Shearwater,
Great-winged Petrel and Sperm
Whale
24 April
2010. Highlights: 4 Albatross spp: Black-browed,
Shy, Indian & Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
15 May 2010.
Highlights: Black-bellied Storm Petrel
29 May 2010.
14 July 2010: Please enquire. This report will be
posted soon.
15 August
2010. Highlights: Pintado Petrel
5 September
2010. Highlights: Great Shearwater
and 13 Southern Right Whales
11 September
2010. Highlights: Subantarctic Skua,
Parasitic Jaeger and Humpback Whales
18 September
2010. Highlights: Pomerine Jaeger
and Sabine's Gull
19 September
2010. Highlights: Bryde's Whale
26 September 2010: Please enquire. This report
will be posted soon.
17 October
2010. Highlights: Red Phalarope,
Sabine's Gull and Humpbacked
Whale
23 October
2010. Highlights: Southern Royal Albatross,
Wandering Albatross, Pomerine
Jaeger
6 November
2010. Highlights: Red Phalarope,
Wandering Albatross and 4
whale species
13 November 2010:
21 November 2010:
18 December 2010:
3 January 2009
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24 January 2009.
8 February 2009.
Highlights: Mako Shark jumping and
Northern Royal Albatross.
21 February 2009.
19 April
2009.
23 May 2009.
7 June 2009.
Highlights: Slenderbilled Prion and
Leach's Storm Petrel
14 June
2009.
20 June
2009.
18 July
2009.
1 August
2009. Highlights: Little Shearwater
8 August
2009. Highlights: Antarctic Fulmar,
Southern and Northern Royal Albatross
9 August
2009. 15
August 2009.
29 August
2009. Highlights: Antarctic Fulmar and
Northern Royal Albatross
12 September
2009. Highlights: amazing cetaceans!
19 September
2009.
12 October
2009.
17 October
2009.
24 October
2009. Sabine's Gull,
Parasitic Jaeger, Bryde's Whale
21 November
2009. Pintado Petrel, Cory's
Shearwater, Wilson's Storm-Petrel
26 November
2009. Great-winged Petrel,
Arctic Tern, Long-tailed Jaeger
29
November 2009. Possible Tristan Albatross
27
December 2009. Grey-backed
Storm Petrel, the second record
for South Africa!
22
July 2008. Highlights: Northern Royal
Albatross and Spectacled Petrel.
11 Aug 2008. 16
Aug 2008. Highlights: Wandering
and Northern Royal Albatrosses.
24
Aug 2008.
6
September 2008.
11
September 2008.
13
September 2008. Highlights: 35 Risso's
Dolphins!
13
September 2008.
21 September 2008. 22
September 2008.
28
September 2008. Highlights: Northern Royal
Albatross.
28
September 2008. Highlights: Northern Royal
Albatross.
4
October 2008. Highlights: Wandering
and Southern Royal Albatrosses.
11
October 2008.
18
October 2008.
1
November 2008.
15
November 2008. Highlights: Buller's Albatross
- only the 4th African record!
22
November 2008.
13 December 2008.
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