29 Mar 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Had a great day on the last summer seabird tour for 2025 out to The Petrel Station, offshore from Tutukaka (in Northland, New Zealand).
During the tour we recorded 20 seabird species, and enjoyed watching just short of 1,800 stunning seabirds in total! Conditions on the day were mostly fine with 7-12 knot winds and a 1m swell. See below for the full list of seabirds recorded on the tour.
If you’re interested in coming out to The Petrel Station then check out the upcoming seabird tour dates and get in touch – it’s always a great day out.
Here’s the full tour results from the day:
Seabirds seen:
1 x White-capped Albatross
115 x Fairy Prion
9 x Cook's Petrel
1 x Pycroft's Petrel
46 x Black Petrel
135 x Buller's Shearwater
15 x Fluttering Shearwater
1 x Little Shearwater
68 x Flesh-footed Shearwater
10 x White-faced Storm Petrel
41 x New Zealand Storm Petrel
3 x Wilson's Storm Petrel
80 x Common Diving Petrel
20 x Grey Ternlet
600 x Australasian Gannet
1 x White-fronted Tern
1 x Caspian Tern
610 x Red-billed Gull
3 x Black-backed Gull
64 x Pied Shag