27 Nov 2023
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 steady 1-12 knot SW wind and a cruisy 1.2m swell.
During the tour we recorded 23 different seabird species, and enjoyed watching just over 33,000 stunning seabirds in total!
If you’re interested in coming out to The Petrel Station 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:
6 x White-capped Mollymawk
22,500 x Fairy Prion
191 x Cook's Petrel
1 x Pycroft's Petrel
3 x Grey-faced Petrel
6 x Black Petrel
1 x White-chinned Petrel
7,500 x Buller's Shearwater
400 x Fluttering Shearwater
5 x Little Shearwater
80 x Flesh-footed Shearwater
5 x Sooty Shearwater
3 x Short-tailed Shearwater
51 x White-faced Storm-Petrel
6 x New Zealand Storm-Petrel
90 x Common Diving Petrel
2 x Grey Ternlet
1,350 x Australasian Gannet
1,000 x Red-billed Gull
3 x Black-backed Gull
36 x Pied Shag
2 x Little Black Shag
1 x Little Pied
Other marine life included:
1 x Blue Shark
12 x Bottle-nosed Dolphin
4 x Sunfish
3 x Flying Fish