THE PETREL STATION SEABIRD TOUR REPORT
68,000 SEABIRDS --> 27 SPECIES
Another excellent spring day out on the latest pelagic seabird tour to The Petrel Station, offshore from Tutukaka (in Northland, New Zealand).
Highlights of the tour were:
A very early Grey Noddy
355 Cook's Petrels
Massive numbers of Buller's Shearwaters in mulitple feeding workups
In total we recorded just over 68,000 stunning seabirds, and 27 seabird species (see the full species list below). Conditions on the day were a mix rain or overcast, with 10-15 knot winds and a 1.6m swell.
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Here’s the full tour results from the day:
Seabirds seen:
1 x Buller's Albatross
1 x Black-browed Albatross
9 x White-capped Albatross
3 x Northern Giant Petrel
8,750 x Fairy Prion
355 x Cook's Petrel
17 x Pycroft's Petrel
10 x Mottled Petrel
11 x Black Petrel
1 x Grey-faced Petrel
56,000 x Buller's Shearwater
36 x Fluttering Shearwater
1 x Hutton's Shearwater
15 x Little Shearwater
75 x Flesh-footed Shearwater
14 x Sooty Shearwater
28 x White-faced Storm Petrel
18 x New Zealand Storm Petrel
6 x Wilson's Storm Petrel
265 x Common Diving Petrel
1 x Grey Noddy
2,000 x Australasian Gannet
15 x White-fronted Tern
540 x Red-billed Gull
4 x Black-backed Gull
64 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:
4 x Common Dolphin
1 x Sunfish
2 x NZ Fur Seal