AUSTRALASIAN GANNET

Photographed on Tiri Tiri Matangi, June 2017

(*  231)                  AUSTRALASIAN GANNET                  Morus serrator

NEW ZEALAND                  35

Feeds mostly in coastal waters over the continental shelf. 89 cm. Breeds on many islands and some headlands around the coast of New Zealand.

NOTE: most juveniles move to the seas off eastern and southern Australia and return to New Zealand waters when 3-7 cm.

CAPE GANNET

Photographed nesting on Point Danger Coastal Reserve, Portland, Victoria November 2015

730             CAPE GANNET             Morus capensis

Australia           (573)

Breeds islands off South Africa, ranging n. in winter. Vagrants recorded in Australia since 1986. 90 cm; wingspan 1.8 cm.

AUSTRALASIAN GANNET

231         AUSTRALASIAN GANNET            Morus serrator

Australia           (231)

Also called Australian Gannet and Diver. 91 cm, span 1.7-2 m. Ranges along coastal waters off Tasmania and south of mainland from NW Cape (WA) to Mackay (Q).

Photographed at Point Danger, Portland, Victoria November 2015

Lawrence Rock Nature Reserve, Portland, Victoria, gannet rookery.