I think we have trained the bird not the hang out on the solar panels by knocking him repeatedly with the dingy paddle all day yesterday every time he landed. The last time I whacked him he fell to the lower deck and stayed there all night. This morning after returning from fishing he returned to the panels but relocated to the lower deck area when I showed him the paddle. We tried to feed him some 5 minute old mahi-mahi we caught yesterday but he was not interested. However he was very happy to eat the old dead flying fish that Alec collected for him from all over the deck this morning! Anyway if he stays on the lower areas we can wash down the decks every morning without having his #@#% wash into the cockpit and he will be welcome to stay. He is now on his third day. 201 miles yesterday as we did not fly the screecher due to questionable weather. 1720 miles to go. Wind has been very consistent at this latitude, 17-23 knots from the S.E. Nous sommes arrives a faire comprendre a notre copain le bobbie bird qu'il fallait absolument ne pas etablir son chef-lieu sur les panneaux solaires, il a maintenant compris qu'il doit rester sur le cote (de ce fait nous pouvons nettoyer ses excrements tous les jours- ce n'est pas un petit oiseau si vous voulez des details!). David a du etre un peu assidu et agressif mais cet oiseau est intelligent et a compris que si il veut rester, il doit se conformer aux regles! Ce matin, Alec a rammasse 8 poissons volants qui echouent chaque nuit sur le pont du bateau et il les a lance a Koukounet, notre oiseau qui s'est delecte! Le vent est toujours a 18-20 noeuds et nous progressons a bonne allure (plus de 200 miles en 24 heures).