Albatross ID please help. (1 Viewer)

[Chas 100]

I took these pictures in 1971 from the deck of the Royal Yacht Britannia at sea in the Southern Oceans. I recently rediscovered them in an album and would really like to ID if possible. The location as far as I know was on passage to Australia/New Zealand but could have been days away from there but that is my best guess. I am assuming the dark bird is a petrel? I really appreciate any help. Considering the equipment used in those days I am astonished at the reasonable quality. Incidentally, we rarely had Albatross follow us and in 10 years of sea time on Britannia in the 70's this was the only Albatross I personally saw.

 

[Nutcracker]

Pic 2 is one of the Giant Petrels; if the pic has held its colours accurately, pinking bill tip means Northern.

 

[mummymonkey]

Wandering albatross

 

[Chas 100]

Wandering albatross

Thank you very much, extremely grateful. A lifer for me which I have had for 49 years without even knowing it!

 

[Chas 100]

Pic 2 is one of the Giant Petrels; if the pic has held its colours accurately, pinking bill tip means Northern.

Haven't changed any of the colours and the original shows pink bill so Northern it is! Thank you very much.

 

[Andy Adcock]

Haven't changed any of the colours and the original shows pink bill so Northern it is! Thank you very much.

Must be my screen or my old, failing eyes, the bill looks yellow to me?

 

[Nutcracker]

Must be my screen or my old, failing eyes, the bill looks yellow to me?

Yellow with a pink tip, is what I see :t:

 

[Manolito]

The tip of the bill looks Southern Giant Petrel for me. Sometimes they tend to get darker, but not as dark as Northern.
Agree that Pic 1 is Wandering Albatross.