tour reports
Check out what’s been seen at The Petrel Station on past seabird tours.
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.
2 Aug 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Great winter day out - Big numbers of Fairy Prion, Grey-faced and Common Diving Petrel.
6 Jul 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
Fantastic winter tour - 18,000 seabirds inc 6 Albatross species, 8,500 Diving Petrels and a scarce Westland petrel.
2 Jun 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
4 Brown Skua, and loads of Diving Petrels - great start to the winter season.
24 May 2025
THE PETREL STATION TOUR REPORT
A fantastic autumn day out with Soft-plumaged Petrel, Antarctic Prion and 10,000 other stunning seabirds.
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