Arriving later than usual on deck this morning Mark and I were greeted with news that Shy Albatross and a Spectacled Petrel had been seen. The latter a tick for both me and Mark.
However all was not what it seemed with the Spectacled Petrel; Despite the bird showing the prominent white spectacles none of the observers had noted the diagnostic dark tip that seperates it from White chinned Petrel that can also display extensive white around the eyes extending up from the chin. Having done my best to disparage the record I went off for a well earned cup of tea!
We are sailing in relatively shallow waters know as I head Northwest into the River Plate. 10,000 Great Shearwaters, Atlantic Petrels a new bird being Pom Skua. We also connected with several Shy Albatrosses and a shout from the stern had us running down the Starboard side to see not one but two Spectacled Petrels complete with their dark tipped bills, following behind in the wake.
Motivideo, Uraguay tommorrow for a shore based day out and possibly some culture but not likely.
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