THE PETREL STATION SEABIRD TOUR REPORT
121,000 SEABIRDS --> 28 SPECIES
Had an outstanding spring season day out on the latest pelagic seabird tour to The Petrel Station, offshore from Tutukaka (in Northland, New Zealand).
Highlights of the tour were:
3 Wandering Albatross (exulans)
5 species of Albatross
Huge numbers of seabirds and feeding workups through the day
In total we recorded just over 121,00 stunning seabirds, and 28 seabird species (see the full species list below). Conditions on the day were fine, with 5-15 knot winds and a 0.5m swell.
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Here’s the full tour results from the day:
Seabirds seen:
3 x Wandering Albatross
2 x NZ Wandering Albatross (ssp. Gibson's)
1 x Campbell Albatross
1 x Salvin's Albatross
18 x White-capped Albatross
1 x Northern Giant Petrel
54,000 x Fairy Prion
233 x Cook's Petrel
6 x Pycroft's Petrel
2 x Mottled Petrel
7 x Grey-faced Petrel
9 x Black Petrel
63,500 x Buller's Shearwater
760 x Fluttering Shearwater
18 x Little Shearwater
55 x Flesh-footed Shearwater
20 x Sooty Shearwater
1 x Short-tailed Shearwater
48 x White-faced Storm Petrel
5 x New Zealand Storm Petrel
2 x Wilson's Storm Petrel
270 x Common Diving Petrel
1 x Little Blue Penguin
2,100 x Australasian Gannet
195 x Red-billed Gull
6 x Black-backed Gull
67 x Pied Shag
1 x Little Black Shag
Learn more about the seabird species seen on this tour:
Albatross • Petrels • Shearwaters • Storm Petrels • Prions • Skuas • Other Seabirds
Other marine life encountered:
12 x Bottlenose Dolphins
2 x Sunfish
3 x NZ Fur Seal