
tour reports
Check out what’s been seen at The Petrel Station on past seabird tours.
29 Mar 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
A great day out with the seabirds for the last summer tour of 2025.
13 Mar 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
50+ New Zealand Storm Petrels - A great day out.
2 Mar 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
A great summer’s day out on the ocean with around 36,000 seabirds
20 Feb 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Whale, Devil Ray and 27,500 Buller’s Shearwater - great summer’s day on the ocean.
10 Feb 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
2 Wedge-tailed Shearwater and some other summer season specialty seabirds. Great day out.
1 Feb 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Special charter tour with big seabird feeding workup and a Whale Shark.
23 Jan 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Great to get back out for The Petrel Station 2025 season. 75,000 seabirds and close up Manta Ray.
23 Mar 2024
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Fantastic day out with the seabirds on the last summer tour for 2024.
29 Feb 2024
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
White-necked Petrel and 8 Black-wing Petrel on our special Leap Day summer tour.
17-18 Feb 2024
THE PETREL STATION MULTI-DAY REPORT
Wedge-tailed Shearwater, 40,000 seabirds, outstanding marine life - fantastic weekend out on the ocean.
28 Jan 2024
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Cracker summer tour: Kermadec Petrel, 7 Pycroft’s Petrel and lots of seabirds.
20 Jan 2024
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Great to get back out for the start of The Petrel Station 2024 season.
18 Mar 2023
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
A stunning White-naped Petrel snuck in on the last summer pelagic seabird tour of year.
5-6 Mar 2023
THE PETREL STATION MULTI-DAY REPORT
Today was our 50th pelagic tour – to celebrate we had 2 great days of stunning seabirds
17 Feb 2023
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Another great summer’s day out at The Petrel Station.
13 Feb 2023
TUTUKAKA COAST REPORT
In the middle of Cyclone Gabrielle I had at least 17 Sooty Terns flying around!!
14 Jan 2023
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
9 Black-winged Petrels and over 100 NZ Storm Petrel! What day at The Petrel Station.