10 Jul 2022
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Had an excellent day at 'The Petrel Station' on our latest pelagic seabird trip out of Tutukaka (in northern New Zealand).
The highlight of the day was a PROVIDENCE PETREL which came in close for a quick visit with great views. This is a new species for the 'Petrel Station' trips and we've now recorded 46 different tube-nose seabird species, and 63 seabird species in total!
Other highlights of the trip were:
2 Antarctic Prions
9 NZSP (most ever for a winter trip)
2000+ Common Diving Petrels
During the trip we saw 22 different seabird species, and over 2,300 seabirds in total. The full seabird species list is below.
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:
3 x Buller's Mollymawk
3 x White-capped Mollymawk
2 x Black-browed Mollymawk
2 x Campbell Mollymawk
1 x Northern Giant Petrel
80 x Fairy Prion
2 x Antarctic Prion
1 x PROVIDENCE PETREL
50 x Grey-faced Petrel
1 x Cape Petrel
5 x Cook's Petrel
7 x Fluttering Shearwater
30 x Little Shearwater
9 x New Zealand Storm Petrel
2000 x Common Diving-Petrel
100 x Australasian Gannet
1 x Little Blue Penguin
1 x White-fronted Tern
35 x Red-billed Gull
7 x Black-backed Gull
42 x Pied Shag
1 x Little Black Shag