8-9 Dec 2024
THE PETREL STATION 2 DAY TRIP REPORT
We had 2 fantastic days of seabird action out at The Petrel Station (offshore from Tutukaka, Northland, New Zealand)..
Highlights were:
Excellent views of a Wedge-tailed Shearwater (scarce in NZ)
Huge feeding workups of Buller's and Fluttering Shearwater, and Fairy Prion
During the 2 days we recorded 29 different seabird species, and enjoyed watching just over of 211,000 stunning seabirds in total! Conditions on both days varied with fine/overcast, between 7-18k knot winds and a 1-1.5m swell. See below for the full list of seabirds recorded during both tours.
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 … and the best way to experience these stunning seabirds is out on the ocean, in their world 🙂
Here’s the full results from the 2 days:
Seabirds seen:
1 x Antipodean Albatross (ssp. Gibson's)
5 x White-capped Albatross
1 x Arctic Skua
98,500 x Fairy Prion
205 x Cook's Petrel
3 x Pycroft's Petrel
1 x Mottled Petrel
1 x Black-winged Petrel
7 x Grey-faced Petrel
19 x Black Petrel
95,500 x Buller's Shearwater
10,000 x Fluttering Shearwater
9 x Little Shearwater
1 x Wedge-tailed Shearwater
13 x Short-tailed Shearwater
3 x Sooty Shearwater
72 x Flesh-footed Shearwater
104 x White-faced Storm Petrel
10 x New Zealand Storm Petrel
1 x Wilson's Storm Petrel
61 x Common Diving Petrel
17 x Little Blue Penguin
11 x Grey Noddy
4,000 x Australasian Gannet
2,600 x Red-billed Gull
4 x Black-backed Gull
131 x Pied Shag
1 x Little Black Shag
1 x Little Pied Shag