trip reports
Check out what’s been seen at The Petrel Station on past seabird tours.
22 May 2022
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Grand Daddy Hapuka trying to eat a young Buller's Shearwater? Crazy sight on todays trip.
9 May 2022
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
2 Brown Skua and huge numbers of Grey-faced Petrels
31 Jan 2022
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Kermadec Petrel (new for The Petrel Station) and huge numbers of NZ Storm Petrel
10 Jan 2022
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
The 2022 pelagic seabird season kicks off. Calm conditions, great photo opportunities.
30 Oct 2021
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Banana nose Chatham Alby is back, first Long-tailed Skua & 3 Mottled Petrels. Great day!
25 Oct 2021
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Grey Petrel, 2 South Polar Skua and 30 seabird species seen on this cracker of a day
24 Jul 2021
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Pink-footed Shearwater, Grey-back Storm Petrel & Brown Skua – Epic day on the ocean!
20 Feb 2021
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
2 White-naped Petrels amongst the plentiful seabirds, and lots of other marine life
1 Nov 2020
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
South Polar Skua, Mottled Petrel and Wilson’s Storm Petrels on todays trip
24 Oct 2020
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Dark Morph South Polar Skua was the highlight out on the water today.
17 Oct 2020
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
2 Chatham Mollymawk!! A very scarce seabird to see of New Zealand’s mainland.
6 Oct 2019
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Black-bellied Stormy & White-headed Petrel were some of the 26 species seen today.
19 May 2019
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
6 species of Albatross made for a great autumn day trip
20 Apr 2019
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
A great autumn day out with the seabirds on the ocean.
9 Jan 2019
THE PETREL STATION TRIP REPORT
Evening BBQ trip to watch the Buller’s coming in at night.
