trip reports
Check out what’s been seen at The Petrel Station on past seabird tours.
Best of 2023
THE PETREL STATION SEABIRD TOURS
2023 has been an amazing year of stunning seabird experiences out at The Petrel Station …
16 Dec 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
A staggering 118,500 seabirds recorded today!! The most we’ve ever had in a single day tour - Amazing day.
10 Dec 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
85,000 seabirds on today’s seabird tour - awesome day out on the ocean.
8 Dec 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Another great spring season day with the seabirds.
1 to 3 Dec 2023
THE PETREL STATION MULTI-DAY TRIP REPORT
3 DAYS --> 37 SEABIRD SPECIES --> 180,000 SEABIRDS!! with a bunch of Australian seabirders on a charter tour
28 Nov 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
28 seabird species! 145 Short-tailed Shearwater! Fantastic day out with the seabirds.
27 Nov 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Great spring day out on the ocean with around 33,000 stunning seabirds.
13 Nov 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
70,000 seabirds seen during the tour! Great day out on the ocean.
12 Nov 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
The Shy-fecta - All 3 Shy Mollymawk species together (Chatham, Salvins, White-cap). 60,000 seabirds seen during tour!
5 Nov 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Massive feeding workups of Fairy Prion - 80,000 seabirds seen during the day!
3 Nov 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
2 Chatham Mollymawk, 12 Mottled Petrel and the usual big spring feeding workups of thousands of seabirds.
1 Nov 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
MEGA!! STREAKED SHEARWATER - First ever live record in New Zealand!! Plus Chatham Mollymawk too.
22 Oct 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Big feeding workups again with 67,500 seabirds seen during the tour!
16 Oct 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
55,000 seabirds in huge feeding workups, 100+ Mollymawk, Mottled Petrel - Great day out.
7 Oct 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Brilliant spring day out with the seabirds - 28 species, 28,000 seabirds!!
1 Oct 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
50 NZ Storm Petrel, huge workups, lots of Albatross , Fin Whale, Mako Sharks – great start to spring!
23 Aug 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
A great winter’s day out on the ocean with loads of stunning seabirds.
6 Aug 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
A great winter’s trip with 4 Grey-backed Storm Petrels, a whale and large Fairy Prion feeding workups.
17 Jul 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
A great winter’s day out with the seabirds, inc a Brown Skua.
19 Jun 2023
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
World Albatross Day trip, a Soft-plumaged Petrel and 15,000+ Fairy Prion.