Tour Reports
Check out what’s been seen at The Petrel Station on past seabird tours.
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18 & 19 July 2026
THE PETREL STATION MULTI-DAY REPORT
MEGA!! Grey Phalarope – new species for The Petrel Station! ... and a winter’s Grey Noddy. A very suprisingly couple of days out!
4 July 2026
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EPIC DAY! 60+ Blue Petrel, Light-mantled Sooty & Chatham Albatross, White-headed and Soft-plumaged Petrel, Antarctic Prion ... mind-blowing!!.
19 June 2026
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Great to start to winter, plenty of albatross and and loads of Diving Petrels.
28 May 2026
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A great autumn day out with the stunning seabirds, including 2 Brown Skuas and plenty of Storm Petrels.
9 May 2026
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Global Big Day tour and into the autumn birds … Brown Skua and lots of Wilson’s Storm Petrel.
30 March 2026
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Awesome way to finish the summers season … Wedge-tailed Shearwater, and loads of Black Petrel and Wilson’s Storm Petrel.
19 March 2026
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Great summer’s day on the ocean … Pycroft’s and Black-winged Petrels, plus lots of Grey Noddy
16, 19 & 20 Feb 2026
THE PETREL STATION MULTI-DAY REPORT
3 DAYS -> 110,000 SEABIRDS! -> 25 SPECIES! … Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Black-winged Petrel, big seabird workups and more …
01 Feb 2026
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Record number of Pycroft’s Petrel and Grey Noddy – awesome summer’s day out!
11 Jan 2026
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Excellent summer’s day out on the ocean with 40,000 seabirds recorded!
08 Jan 2026
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Awesome start to 2026 … 82,500 seabirds made for a brilliant day on the ocean!
Best of 2025
THE PETREL STATION SEABIRD TOURS
2025 has been an incredible year of stunning seabird experiences out at The Petrel Station …
15 Dec 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Outstanding way to finish the 2025 tours … 29 species including Wedge-tailed Shearwater and record numbers of Cook’s & Pycroft’s Petrel!
6-8 Dec 2025
THE PETREL STATION MULTI-DAY REPORT
3 DAYS -> 282,000 SEABIRDS! … Long-tailed Skua, big feeding workups, Whales, Sharks, Manta, Marlin … the ocean delivered
29 Nov - 1 Dec 2025
THE PETREL STATION MULTI-DAY REPORT
3 DAYS -> 295,000 SEABIRDS! -> 29 SPECIES! … Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Black-winged Petrel, huge seabird workups, whales and more …
27 Nov 2025
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Outstanding day out … Grey Petrel, Long-tailed Skua, massive feeding workups … and approx 123,000 seabirds!
24 Nov 2025
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138,000 seabirds … including huge numbers of Fairy Prion in massive feeding workups … an unforgettable experience
20 Nov 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
120,000 seabirds, 27 species of seabirds … awesome day out at The Petrel Station!
17 Nov 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Chatham Albatross, 16 Mottled Petrel … fantastic day out on the ocean!
13 Nov 2025
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104,000 seabirds, 30 species! … South Polar Skua, Mottled Petrels, Wandering Albatross, Grey Noddy, huge feeding workup … outstanding day out!