Part I: Seals teeth and whales ears - Scott Polar Research Institute ...

first skua egg near Balin Point. There were still no Wilson's petrels in the burrows
and snowies were absent from nest 39, but they were back a few days later, although
very shy. A week later Charlie described a bird seen in Gash Cove which appeared to
be a black-bellied storm petrel, Fregatta tropica.
On 2 January 1950 Charlie went over to Paal Harbour where he measured more
snowies for me - one with a winglength of 297 mm was almost certainly Matthew's
P.confusa and it was breeding with nivea! Charlie also reported one snow petrel chick
hatched. On 6 January when Charlie and I went round the nests in the evening three
snowy chicks had hatched. The time was now approaching for relief and our
departure and my observations on the birds of necessity stopped to allow for other
activities.
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