Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0011
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Septr 1769. In search of the Southern continent
underneath except his head chin and neck which were black - a seal seen -
[Margin note] a Seal
8. Little wind in the morn at noon calm with rain few birds seen all of the common sorts +Great swell from SW+
9. Fair wind light breeze and very pleasant weather a small peice of sea weed was seen few birds only the Pintado and small shearwater.
10. This morn a fog bank was seen upon our quarter which much resembled land we bore after it but were soon convincd of our mistake more birds than yesterday Pintado birds both the albatrosses the small grey backd bird like a dove (Mother Careys dove) the grey backd shearwater of the 31st. and a small kind of Mother Careys chicken black above and white underneath
11. fine weather and few birds
12. Moderate saw another of the small bird of the 20th which are the only two that have yet been observd /swell from SSW/
13. Almost calm all last night weather today very uncertain, breezes succeeding calms /swell from SSW/ few birds are about the ship two were however seen swimming in the water that were perfectly white and appeard larger than Albatrosses
14. Weather much as yesterday /swell from SSW/
15. fresh breeze of wind but fair abundance of birds are again about the ship both the Albatrosses Pintados grey backd shearwater black backd dº of the 7th. Dove. In the even it blew hard myself far from well complaints much like sea sickness.