25-26 Oct 2025
THE PETREL STATION 2 DAY TOUR REPORT
We just had 2 awesome days out on the latest pelagic seabird tours to The Petrel Station, offshore from Tutukaka (in Northland, New Zealand).
During the 2 days we recorded just over 118,000 stunning seabirds, and 21 seabird species (see the full species list below). Conditions on the days were mostly fine, with variable 3-12 knot winds and a 1m swell.
Keen to join us for some unique spring seabird action? Check out our upcoming seabird tour dates and get in touch – the best way to experience these stunning seabirds is out on the ocean, in their world. It’s always a great day out!
Here’s the full tour results from the day:
Seabirds seen:
104 x White-capped Albatross
2 x Salvin's Albatross
13,750 x Fairy Prion
60 x Cook's Petrel
10 x Black Petrel
92,000 x Buller's Shearwater
5,700 x Fluttering Shearwater
34 x Little Shearwater
170 x Flesh-footed Shearwater
22 x Sooty Shearwater
33 x White-faced Storm Petrel
52 x New Zealand Storm Petrel
1 x Wilson's Storm Petrel
140 x Common Diving Petrel
2 x Little Blue Penguin
4,200 x Australasian Gannet
2 x White-fronted Tern
1,400 x Red-billed Gull
10 x Black-backed Gull
144 x Pied Shag
1 x Little Black Shag
Other marine life encountered:
1 x Whale sp.
6 x Bottlenose Dolphin
1 x Mako Shark
12 x NZ Fur Seal