5 Feb 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Had a great day out on the latest pelagic seabird tour to The Petrel Station, offshore from Tutukaka (in Northland, New Zealand). Conditions on the day were sunny, very light winds (5 knots) and slight swell.
During the tour we recorded 16 different seabird species, and enjoyed watching just over 22,000 stunning seabirds in total! See below for the full list of seabirds recorded on the tour.
If you’re interested in coming out to The Petrel Station then check out the upcoming trip dates and get in touch – it’s always a great day out.
Here’s the full trip results from the day:
Seabirds seen:
76 x Cook's Petrel
3 x Pycroft's Petrel
25 x Black Petrel
21,000 x Buller's Shearwater
35 x Fluttering Shearwater
1 x Little Shearwater
16 x Flesh-footed Shearwater
44 x White-faced Storm-Petrel
10 x New Zealand Storm-Petrel
3 x Little Blue Penguin
49 x Grey Ternlet
850 x Australasian Gannet
110 x Red-billed Gull
2 x Black-backed Gull
57 x Pied Shag
2 x Little Black Shag
Other marine life included:
2 x HUGE Mako Shark
1 x Bronze Whaler Shark
1 x Marlin
2 x Sunfish
Lots of huge Kingfish
Several huge Trevally workups
2 x Flying Fish