8 August 2026 Report
OVERVIEW
Fine, 17C, some cloud cover. Winds to 8 knots. Seas <1m. Sea surface temperature 18C.
TRIP SUMMARY
Another solid winter's pelagic. Mostly calm conditions.
BIRD LIST
(Note that the numbers in parentheses represent the approximate maximum number of that species in view at one time)
| Brown Skua | 4 | (1) |
| Silver Gull | 130 | (80) |
| White-fronted Tern | 1 | (1) |
| Greater Crested Tern | 15 | (3) |
| Antipoden Albatross (Gibson's) | 1 | (1) |
| Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross | 3 | (2) |
| Buller's Albatross | 1 | (1) |
| Shy Albatross | 4 | (2) |
| Black-browed Albatross | 41 | (20) |
| Campbell Albatross | 1 | (1) |
| Wilson's Storm Petrel | 1 | (1) |
| Northern Giant Petrel | 1 | (1) |
| Southern Giant Petrel | 2 | (1) |
| Providence Petrel | 14 | (4) |
| Wedge-tailed Shearwater | 3 | (1) |
| Hutton's Shearwater | 4 | (1) |
| Fluttering Shearwater | 12 | (4) |
| Fluttering-type Shearwaters | 10 | (4) |
| Australasian Gannet | 22 | (4) |
OTHER
| Oceanic Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 |
| Humpback Whale | 10 |
Highlights
(Photographs Greg McLachlan).
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