Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0010
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6. In search of the Southern continent
her in the evening the weather moderates & the sea falls fast. at night the comet was seen brighter than when last observd but the tail was something shorter which when last seen measurd 42: degrees in lengh. + great sea from WSW at 4 lat. 40º 22' +
3. Sea quite down a pleasant breeze few birds today about the ship cheifly Pintado birds and black beakd Albatrosses
4. Almost calm few birds as yesterday in the Evening a light breeze springs up and the sun sets among many dark black clouds edg'd with fiery red which is lookd upon by some seamen as a sure sign of a gale of wind
5. In the morn a pleasant breeze which increasd gradualy till about 4 when it blew fresh about 6 hard rain came on which made both sea and wind fall in a very short time many birds were seen today, all of the 2nd and two that had not been seen before probably varieties of the common albatross one at a distance appeard snow white but nearer was easily seen to be thickly powderd over with small grey spotts, the other milk white except the tipps of the wings which were black as in Gannetts.- saw a peice of rock weed
6. Moderate all day few individuals of Birds but all the sorts of yesterday
7. Blows fresh many birds all the sorts of yesterday and one added to the number a shearwater of the common size (of a sea gull) black above and white