John Holmes 13/05/2012 16:58
Red-footed Booby
13th May 2012 South China Sea - beyond Hong Kong's boundary
1D MK IV + 800mm (DISTANT shots from the deck of the "Star Pisces")
(also seen, Bridled Terns 5, White-winged Terns 8)
Beetle 13/05/2012 18:29
Seabird watching from a Cruise should be much more comfortable?! 3551em5445
brendank 13/05/2012 20:48
Great find!! Good you tell us any information about the location (especially in relation to Dangan Island), time and heading. I spent most of my day seawatching from Po Toi and visibility was quite good. I have been looking for this species from seawatching all month and wished I could have seen it even at great distance. I wonder if there was any chance it could have been seen from Po Toi.
twallace 13/05/2012 21:39
What a surprise~~You're very lucky !!!!3551873d93aa445 3551em5445
John Holmes 14/05/2012 08:01
Booby co-ordinates
Hi Brendan and all,
Thanks to Chris Campion and his GPS device, I can report that it was about 45 kilometers ESE of Po Toi at N 22 degrees 09.87', E 114 degrees 43.97.
A bit far out to be seen from Po Toi....
John
wgeoff 14/05/2012 08:10
OK I won't ask you to fill out a URF