7 Jul 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 fine, with a steady wind (10 knots) and a 1m swell.

During the tour we recorded and enjoyed watching 19 different seabird species – see below for the full list of seabirds recorded on the tour.

If you’re interested in coming out on a pelagic seabird tour to The Petrel Station then check out the upcoming tour dates and get in touch – it’s always a great day out. There’s still a couple of winter tours left and the madness of the spring seabird season isn’t too far away (with spring tours starting to fill up already).

Here’s the full trip results from the day:

Seabirds seen:

  • 1 x Northern Royal Albatross

  • 3 x Buller's Mollymawk (1 Northern, 2 Southern)

  • 18 x White-capped Mollymawk

  • 1 x Northern Giant Petrel

  • 145 x Fairy Prion

  • 1 x Cook's Petrel

  • 3 x Grey-faced Petrel

  • 1 x Cape Petrel (ssp. australe)

  • 19 x Fluttering Shearwater

  • 8 x Little Shearwater

  • 4 x New Zealand Storm Petrel

  • 500 x Common Diving Petrel

  • 1 x White-fronted Tern

  • 400 x Australasian Gannet

  • 20 x Red-billed Gull

  • 4 x Black-backed Gull

  • 54 x Pied Shag

  • 1 x Little Pied Shag

  • 1 x Little Black Shag

Other marine life seen:

  • 1 x Blue Shark

  • 1 x Mako Shark

  • 31 x NZ Fur Seal

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