20 Feb 2021

THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT

Had another great spring day out at The Petrel Station on our latest pelagic seabird trip out of Tutukaka (in northern New Zealand). Conditions were fine, with a small swell and a very light wind which dropped right off by the end of the day.

The highlights of the trip were:

  • 2 White-naped Petrels – great views of both very close to boat

  • 61 Grey Ternlets

  • Lots of marine mammals including big pods of Pilot Whales and Oceanic Bottlenose Dolphins cruising together, a large whale and a Fur Seal. We also saw a Hammerhead Shark.

During the trip we saw 18 different seabird species, and enjoyed watching around 9,000 stunning 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:

  • 2 x White-naped Petrel

  • 50 x Cook's Petrel

  • 2 x Pycroft's Petrel

  • 50 x Black Petrel

  • 1 x Sooty Shearwater

  • 20 x Flesh-footed Shearwater

  • 50 x Fluttering Sheawater

  • 8000+ x Buller's Shearwater

  • 6 x Little Shearwater

  • 16 x New Zealand Storm-Petrel

  • 14 x White-faced Storm-Petrel

  • 61 x Grey Ternlet

  • 40 x White-fronted Tern

  • 350 x Australasian Gannet

  • 300 x Silver Gull (Red-billed)

  • 8 x Black-backed Gull

  • 62 x Pied Shag

  • 1 x Little Pied Shag

Other marine life included:

  • 40 x Pilot Whales

  • 35 x Oceanic Bottlenose Dolphins

  • 1 x Large Whale (unidentified)

  • 1 x Fur Seal

  • 1 x Hammerhead Shark

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