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