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

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