24 Jul 2021
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Had a cracker day at 'The Petrel Station' on our latest pelagic seabird tour out of Tutukaka (in northern New Zealand), with a series of fantastic birds dropping in, and putting on a quality show right off the boat.
The two major highlights of the tour were:
A Pink-footed Shearwater (mega rare for New Zealand)
A Grey-back Storm Petrel (rarely seen this far north)
Both were new seabird species for The Petrel Station seabird tours
During the tour we saw 18 different seabird species, and enjoyed watching around 1,000 seabirds in total. An awesome day out. The full seabird species list is below.
If you’re interested in coming out to The Petrel Station then check out the upcoming seabird 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 Buller's Mollymawk
2 x Shy Mollymawk
2 x Black-browed Mollymawk
70 x Grey-faced Petrel
3 x Cook's Petrel
100 x Fairy Prion
1 x Pink-footed Shearwater
70 x Fluttering Shearwater
5 x Little Shearwater
1 x Grey-backed Storm-Petrel
2 x New Zealand Storm-Petrel
600 x Common Diving Petrel
15 x Australasian Gannet
1 x Brown (Subantarctic) Skua
7 x Black-backed Gull
100 x Red-billed Gull
49 x Pied Shag
2 x Little Black Shag
Learn more about the seabird species seen on this tour:
Albatross • Petrels • Shearwaters • Storm Petrels • Prions • Skuas • Other Seabirds