The ever-present White-chinned Petrel, Sooty Shearwater and Cape Gannet are joined by huge numbers of flashy Pintado Petrel, Broad-billed Prion (desolata subspecies is most common) and Wilson’s Storm Petrel. Both the Northern and Southern Giant Petrels (p.40*) are invari-ably present in small numbers, usually one or two per trawler, and Antarctic Fulmar and Spectacled Petrel make an occasional appearance. Watch out for the odd fast-flying Soft-plumaged Petrel whipping by, especially away from the trawlers. Small flocks of terns fly by, and Subantarctic Skua is usually present at each boat and is often seen even before leaving False Bay. Antarctic Tern are sometimes seen close inshore.