28 Jan 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). Highlights of the tour were:
A KERMADEC PETREL
7 Pycroft's Petrel
A summer Salvin's Mollymawk
During the tour we recorded 22 different seabird species, and enjoyed watching nearly 33,500 stunning seabirds in total!. See below for the full list of seabirds recorded on the tour. Conditions on the day were overcast, with a strong wind (15 - 20 knots) and a 1.5+m swell.
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:
1 x Salvin's Mollymawk
1 x White-capped Mollymawk
71 x Fairy Prion
167 x Cook's Petrel
7 x Pycroft's Petrel
1 x Kermadec Petrel
40 x Black Petrel
32000 x Buller's Shearwater
8 x Fluttering Shearwater
2 x Hutton's Shearwater
3 x Little Shearwater
16 x Flesh-footed Shearwater
1 x Sooty Shearwater
26 x White-faced Storm-Petrel
20 x New Zealand Storm-Petrel
54 x Grey Noddy
1 x Caspian Tern
850 x Australasian Gannet
110 x Red-billed Gull
4 x Black-backed Gull
52 x Pied Shag
1 x Little Black Shag
Other marine life included:
15 x Common Dolphin
1 x Striped Marlin
2 x Mako Shark
2 x Flying Fish