2 August 2026 Report
OVERVIEW
Fine, little cloud. 18C. Northerly winds to 8 knots. Seas to 1.5m. Sea surface temperatures 18C.
TRIP SUMMARY
Another solid winter's pelagic.
BIRD LIST
(Note that the numbers in parentheses represent the approximate maximum number of that species in view at one time)
| Brown Skua | 1 | (1) |
| Silver Gull | 100 | (80) |
| White-fronted Tern | 3 | (3) |
| Greater Crested Tern | 10 | (3) |
| Antipoden Albatross (Gibson's) | 2 | (2) |
| Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross | 8 | (5) |
| Buller's Albatross | 8 | (5) |
| Shy Albatross | 3 | (2) |
| Black-browed Albatross | 29 | (18) |
| Campbell Albatross | 2 | (2) |
| Wilson's Storm Petrel | 1 | (1) |
| Northern Giant Petrel | 1 | (1) |
| Southern Giant Petrel | 1 | (1) |
| Pintado Petrel | 1 | (1) |
| Grey-faced Petrel | 1 | (1) |
| Providence Petrel | 6 | (2) |
| Sooty Shearwater | 7 | (2) |
| Hutton's Shearwater | 3 | (1) |
| Fluttering Shearwater | 12 | (4) |
| Fluttering-type Shearwaters | 7 | (2) |
| Fairy Prion | 4 | (2) |
| Australasian Gannet | 30 | (4) |
OTHER
| Common Dolphin | 10 |
| Spotted Dolphin | 10 |
| Humpback Whale | 10 |
| Short-finned pilot whale | 15 |
| Long-nosed Fur Seal |
Highlights
(Photographs Greg McLachlan).
Greg McLachlan
Greg McLachlan
Greg McLachlan
Greg McLachlan
Greg McLachlan
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Greg McLachlan
Greg McLachlan
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