9 Apr 2022
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Had another awesome day out at The Petrel Station on our latest pelagic seabird tour out of Tutukaka (in northern New Zealand).
The highlights of the tour were:
3 Wilson's Storm Petrels
67 Grey Noddies (Ternlets)
Approx 30 New Zealand Storm Petrels off the back of the boat at once
A spectacular super-pod of approx 200 Common Dolphins
During the tour we saw 18 different seabird species, and over 1,000 seabirds in total. 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 White-Capped Albatross (Mollymawk)
12 x Fairy Prion
3 x Cook's Petrel
2 x Grey-faced Petrel
65 x Black Petrel
175 x Flesh-footed Shearwater
90 x Buller's Shearwater
40 x Fluttering Shearwater
1 x Little Shearwater
3 x Wilson's Storm-Petrel
30 x New Zealand Storm-Petrel
90 x Common Diving-Petrel
400 x Australasian Gannet
67 x Grey Noddy
1 x White-fronted Tern
7 x Black-backed Gull
60 x Red-billed Gull
44 x Pied Shag