6 Oct 2019

2019SPRINGTOUR REPORT
Written By Scott Brooks

THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT

Had an excellent day out at The Petrel Station on our latest pelagic seabird tour out of Tutukaka (in northern New Zealand). A good 10-15 knot wind throughout the day provided great viewing of a variety of stunning seabirds.

Highlights of the tour were:

  • 1 White-headed Petrel

  • 1 Black-bellied Storm Petrel

  • 13 New Zealand Storm Petrels

  • Big workups ups of thousands of Buller’s Shearwaters, Fairy Prion, and gulls.

During the tour we saw 26 different seabird species, and nearly 10,000 seabirds in total! A fantastic day out.

If you’re interested in coming out to The Petrel Station then check out the upcoming tour dates and get in touch – it’s always a great day out.

Here’s the full tour results from the day:

Seabirds seen:

  • 1 x Wandering Albatross (Snowy)

  • 3 x Wandering Albatross (Gibsons)

  • 5 x White-capped Mollymawk

  • 3 x Northern Giant Petrel

  • 1,500 x Fairy Prion

  • 30 x Cook's Petrel

  • 1 x Pycroft's Petrel

  • 1 x WHITE-HEADED PETREL

  • 7 x Grey-faced Petrel

  • 3 x Black Petrel

  • 7,000 x Buller's Shearwater

  • 20 x Sooty Shearwater

  • 4 x Short-tailed Shearwater

  • 12 x Fluttering Shearwater

  • 30 x Little Shearwater

  • 13 x NZ Storm Petrel

  • 1 BLACK-BELLIED STORM PETREL

  • 9 x White-faced Storm Petrel

  • 40 x Common Diving Petrel

  • 3 x Little Blue Penguin

  • 500 x Gannet

  • 600 x Red-billed Gull

  • 2 x Black-backed Gull

  • 51 x Pied Shag

  • 1 x Little Pied Shag

  • 3 x Little Black Shag

Learn more about the seabird species seen on this tour:
Albatross • Petrels • Shearwaters • Storm Petrels • Prions • Skuas • Other Seabirds

Scott Brooks
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