Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans. Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi. Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta. pink bill black edge to tail

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1 pink bill black edge to tail Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans! Infrequent in shelf waters! Wingspan m Northern Royal Albatross white back plumage changes with age Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi white back and white tail! Infrequent in shelf waters! Wingspan m Wandering Albatross pink bill with black cutting edge Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta thumb print Sub-adult! s mostly winter! Wingspan m

2 Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma yellow stripe on top grey wash! Rare on continental shelf and Sub-adult bottom! Mainly winter! Wingspan 2.2m Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche broad leading edge melanophrys Sub-adult! s mostly winter! Wingspan m Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos/ yellow stripe: only on top and pointed at base grey wash to head carteri! Two species: Atlantic: common west of the Agulhas Bank Indian: common east of the Cape Peninsula! Wingspan m Grey-headed Albatross Atlantic yellow stripe: only on top and rounded at base mostly white head Indian

3 immature Cape Gannet (Malgas) Morus capensis adult juvenile inshore! Wingspan 1.8m sub-adult adult golden wash to head red/brown tip Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli! Albatross-sized with huge bill and nasal tubes! Wingspan m Southern Giant Petrel plumage pales with age Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus green tip! Albatross-sized with huge bill and nasal tubes white phase! Wingspan m Northern Giant Petrel plumage pales with age

4 White-chinned Petrel (Basiaan) Procellaria aequinoctialis pale bill l Most common petrel l All year l Wingspan 1.4m Spectacled Petrel, Great-winged Petrel, Sooty Shearwater, Fleshfooted Shearwater white chin Spectacled Petrel Procellaria conspicillata l Rare l Mostly summer white ring around eye l Wingspan 1.4m White-chinned Petrel, Great-winged Petrel, Sooty Shearwater, Fleshfooted Shearwater dark tip to bill Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera dark bill l Summer l Wingspan 1m White-chinned Petrel, Spectacled Petrel, Sooty Shearwater, Fleshfooted Shearwater Cape/Pintado Petrel Daption capense l Winter l Wingspan 90cm

5 Cory s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea l Summer yellowish bill l Wingspan 1.1m Great Shearwater tail and underwing white Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis l Scarce mid winter l Wingspan 1 1.2m Cory s Shearwater brown patch on belly underwing mostly white clear black cap black bill Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus l All year l Wingspan 1.0m White-chinned Petrel, Spectacled Petrel, Fleshfooted Shearwater underwing silvery black bill Fleshfooted Shearwater Puffinus carneipes l Uncommon: mostly winter l Mainly Indian Ocean l Wingspan 1.0m White-chinned Petrel, Spectacled Petrel, Sooty Shearwater dark tipped, pale bill pale feet

6 Antarctic Fulmar Fulmaris glacialoides! Rare! Winter! Wingspan m Sub-Antarctic Skua Catharacta antarctica white window in wing! Frequent! s mostly winter! Wingspan m Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus sub-adult inshore! Wingspan m Storm Petrel! Wingspan 0.4m

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