tour reports
Check out what’s been seen at The Petrel Station on past seabird tours.
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
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Outstanding day out … Grey Petrel, Long-tailed Skua, massive feeding workups … and approx 123,000 seabirds!
24 Nov 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
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
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
104,000 seabirds, 30 species! … South Polar Skua, Mottled Petrels, Wandering Albatross, Grey Noddy, huge feeding workup … outstanding day out!
9-10 Nov 2025
THE PETREL STATION MULTI-DAY REPORT
2 DAYS -> 107,500 SEABIRDS! -> 30 SPECIES! … EPIC two days with 2 GOULD’S Petrel, Mottled Petrel, Short-tailed Shearwater … and our 5,000,000th seabird record!
1-3 Nov 2025
THE PETREL STATION MULTI-DAY REPORT
3 DAYS -> 202,000 SEABIRDS! -> 30 SPECIES! … outstanding 3 days on the ocean with 6 Mottled Petrel, Whales and more
30 Oct 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
92,000 seabirds, 26 species … Mottled and 4 Pycroft’s Petrels, big workups … excellent day out.
25-26 Oct 2025
THE PETREL STATION MULTI-DAY REPORT
2 DAYS —> 118,000 SEABIRDS! Excellent 2 days on the ocean with the seabirds.
18 Oct 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
85,000 seabirds, 25 species … a great spring season day out on the water.
11 Oct 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
180,000 SEABIRDS recorded in one day!! Huge feeding workups!! Outstanding day on the ocean.
27 Sep 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
80,000+ seabirds seen on the day, big spring feeding workups, and 2 Sei Whales.
21 Sep 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Cracker start to our Spring 2025 season with 30,000 seabirds and 2 Whales.
23 Aug 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Last winter tour for 2025 - 6 Albatross species, over 10,000 seabirds and a great day out.