16 Nov 2024

2024SPRINGTRIP REPORT
Written By Scott Brooks

THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT

ad another great day out on the latest pelagic seabird tour to The Petrel Station, offshore from Tutukaka (in Northland, New Zealand).

Highlights of the tour were:

  • The first Grey Noddy arrived for the spring/summer season

  • Heaps of Cook's Petrel swirling around was spectacular

  • The NZ Stormies put on a great show in very close to the boat

During the tour we recorded 24 different seabird species, and enjoyed watching just short of 7,000 stunning seabirds in total! Conditions on the day were mostly overcast, with 12-15 knot winds and a 1.5m swell. 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 (offshore from Tutukaka, New Zealand) then check out the upcoming tour dates and get in touch – it’s always a great day out.

Here’s the full trip results from the day:

Seabirds seen:

  • 2 x Campbell Albatross

  • 3 x Salvin's Albatross

  • 13 x White-capped Albatross

  • 2,000 x Fairy Prion

  • 258 x Cook's Petrel

  • 3 x Pycroft's Petrel

  • 4 x Grey-faced Petrel

  • 15 x Black Petrel

  • 50 x Buller's Shearwater

  • 2,000 x Fluttering Shearwater

  • 12 x Little Shearwater

  • 79 x Flesh-footed Shearwater

  • 12 x Sooty Shearwater

  • 3 x Short-tailed Shearwater

  • 23 x White-faced Storm Petrel

  • 25 x New Zealand Storm Petrel

  • 1 x Wilson's Storm Petrel

  • 300 x Common Diving Petrel

  • 2 x Little Blue Penguin

  • 1 x Grey Ternlet

  • 1700 x Australasian Gannet

  • 280 x Red-billed Gull

  • 8 x Black-backed Gull

  • 71 x Pied Shag

Scott Brooks
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