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Seabirds found dead in New Zealand in 1980

  • Publication Type

    Journal

  • Publication Year

    1982

  • Author(s)

    Veitch, C.R.

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    29, 1

  • Pagination

    41-47

  • Article Type

    Paper

Keywords

seabirds; beach patrol; New Zealand


Seabirds found dead in New Zealand in 1980

Notornis, 29 (1), 41-47

Veitch, C.R. (1982)

Article Type: Paper

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During 1980, 2,736 km of coast were patrolled by 146 members of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand and their friends. 4,351 dead seabirds were found. There were no major wrecks. During one patrol Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) were found at a rate of 68.5 per kilometre. Unusual finds were: Eastern Little Tern (Sterna albifrons), Grey Ternlet (Procelsterna cerulea), Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) and Yellow-nosed Mollymawk (Diomedea chlororhynchos) which is also a new record for the Beach Patrol Scheme.