7 Jul 2018

THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT

Had an EPIC day out at The Petrel Station on the latest pelagic seabird tour (offshore from Tutukaka, in northern New Zealand), with 7 of us venturing out via the Poor Knight Islands to the explore the trench area beyond. Wind and swell picked up in afternoon providing excellent viewing of a great diversity of seabirds.

Highlights of the tour were:

• 1 x Blue Petrel

• 1 x Thin-billed Prion

• 5 x Broad-billed Prion

• 15 x Antarctic Prion

• 1 x Soft-plumaged Petrel

• 1 x Arctic Tern

During the tour we saw 25 different seabird species, and nearly 4,000 stunning 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:

• 5 x NZ Wandering Albatross

• 2 x Northern Royal Albatross

• 6 x White-capped Albatross

• 4 x Buller's Mollymawk

• 5 x Campbell Mollymawk

• 1 x Southern Giant Petrel

• 2 x Northern Giant Petrel

• 1 x Blue Petrel

• 2,000 x Fairy Prion

• 1 x Thin-billed Prion

• 5 x Broad-billed Prion

• 15 x Antarctic Prion

• 2 x Cook's Petrel

• 1 x Soft-plumaged Petrel

• 2 x Cape Petrel

• 36 x Grey-faced Petrel

• 50 x Little Shearwater

• 3 x Fluttering Shearwater

• 1 x New Zealand Storm-Petrel

• 1,000 x Common Diving-Petrel

• 1 x Arctic Tern

• 440 x Australasian Gannet

• 260 x Red-billed Gull

• 4 x Black-backed Gull

• 41 x Pied Shag