trip reports
Check out what’s been seen at The Petrel Station on past seabird tours.
2-4 Nov 2024
THE PETREL STATION MULTI-DAY REPORT
3 DAYS --> 31 SEABIRD SPECIES --> 125,000 SEABIRDS!! Outstanding 3 days on the ocean.
31 Oct 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
105,000 seabird recorded!! A great cracker day out on the ocean!
27 Oct 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Our 100th tour!! A brilliant day out with South Polar Skua, Orca and over 85,00 seabirds!
17 Oct 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
A great spring day out with at least 175 Cook’s Petrel amongst the 48,000 seabirds recorded!
13 Oct 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
South Polar Skua, Long-tailed Skua and 41,000 seabirds – another stunning spring day on the ocean!
12 Oct 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
A fantastic spring day with 6 species of albatross and 39,000 seabirds
29 Sep 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Mindblowing day on the ocean with over 200,000 seabirds recorded !!!
22 Sep 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Epic! Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, over 72,000 seabirds ... spring is here :)
25 Aug 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Last winter 2024 tour, 12,000 Fairy Prion - spring is on the way!!
16 Jun 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Had a great day out on the water for the first winter trip of the year.
27 May 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
8 Brown Skua, 3,000+ Diving Petrel, 40 NZ Stormies … a great autumn day out
19 May 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
26 Seabird species - the highest autumn species count to date :)
11 May 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Brown Skua, 6 Albatross species and an aurora in the evening - what a fantastic autumn day out.
27 Apr 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Great autumn day out on the ocean with some stunning seabirds.
22 Apr 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Great start to autumn with 50+ NZ Stormy’s, and a Black-bellied Storm Petrel.
23 Mar 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Fantastic day out with the seabirds on the last summer tour for 2024.
29 Feb 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
White-necked Petrel and 8 Black-wing Petrel on our special Leap Day summer tour.
17 & 18 Feb 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Wedge-tailed Shearwater, 40,000 seabirds, outstanding marine life - fantastic weekend out on the ocean.