trip reports
Check out what’s been seen at The Petrel Station on past seabird tours.
2-4 Nov 2024
THE PETREL STATION MULTI-DAY REPORT
3 DAYS --> 31 SEABIRD SPECIES --> 125,000 SEABIRDS!! Outstanding 3 days on the ocean.
31 Oct 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
105,000 seabird recorded!! A great cracker day out on the ocean!
27 Oct 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Our 100th tour!! A brilliant day out with South Polar Skua, Orca and over 85,00 seabirds!
17 Oct 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
A great spring day out with at least 175 Cook’s Petrel amongst the 48,000 seabirds recorded!
13 Oct 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
South Polar Skua, Long-tailed Skua and 41,000 seabirds – another stunning spring day on the ocean!
12 Oct 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
A fantastic spring day with 6 species of albatross and 39,000 seabirds
29 Sep 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Mindblowing day on the ocean with over 200,000 seabirds recorded !!!
22 Sep 2024
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Epic! Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, over 72,000 seabirds ... spring is here :)
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!