Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0017
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Septr. 1769. in Search of the Southern Continent
25. Fine weather & fair wind several birds seen of most of the usual sorts
26. Blows fresh today fewer birds in sight than usual in such weather several large leaves of sea weed have been seen to go by the Ship today but no heaps of it
27. Blows fresh still a good deal of sea weed has been seen this morn some in heaps as much together as would fill a large wheelbarrow after dinner a Seal is seen asleep upon the water which gives new life to our hopes in the evening a shoal of Porpoises black upon the back, white under the belly, & upon the nose, with either no back fin or one placd very far behind. few birds today, but some of almost all the kinds we have usualy seen
[Margin note] Seal & Weed
28. Blows fresh all day: some but not many birds seen several heaps of sea weed pass by the ship
29. Pleasant weather birds more plentiful than usual in such weather about noon saw one like a snipe but less and with a short bill which I judge to be a land bird Mr Gore saw a bird which he calls a port Egmont hen which he describes to be brown on the back like a gull in size & shape but flyes like a crow flapping its wings - some large heaps of sea weed have been seen, some of the Gentlemen upon deck think that the colour of the water is
[Margin note] Land bird & Port Egmont hen.