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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andrew Whitehouse" data-source="post: 1557183" data-attributes="member: 3550">Day Thirteen: 1st July, Cairns - Great Barrier Reef, QueenslandToday's report will be a bit more of a 'photo essay' dare I say it.  I went on a boat trip to Michaelmas Cay in the Great Barrier Reef.  It was, in many respects, remarkable, although I didn't see as wide a variety of seabirds as I was hoping.  The only species around were Sooty Tern, Crested Tern, Brown Noddy, Brown Booby and Silver Gull.  There were quite a few of some of them, particularly on Michaelmas Cay, where the Sooty Terns were in various stages of breeding.  I also did a bit of snorkeling, which was good except I kept getting water in my mask.  It's a bit weird breathing through your mouth as well.In Cairns I saw the Laughing Gull again and also saw an Australian Darter snaking into the shallows.Below is a recording from Michaelmas Cay and some more general pictures.</blockquote>