New Zealand (Stewart I.)

Feb 8, 2019 Stewart Island Pelagic
Partly cloudy
Calm sea condition

We joined the Pelagic trip arranged by the Wrybill birding tours. It was peaceful wether and there were many seabirds. We were happy !! I want to thank phil and the captain!

Bird List

  • Fiordland Penguin 4
  • Yellow-eyed Penguin 1
  • Little Penguin 20+
  • Grey-backed Storm Petrel 2
  • White-faced Storm Petrel 3
  • Southern Royal Albatross 3
  • Aukland Shy Albatross 70+
  • Salvin’s Albatross 1
  • Southern Buller’s Albatross 15
  • Northern Giant Petrel 1
  • Cape Petrel 15
  • Fairy Prion 30+
  • Cook’s Petrel 5+
  • White-chinned Petrel 2
  • Sooty Shearwater <1000
  • Short-tailed Shearwater 2 
  • Fluttering Shearwater 30+
  • Common Diving Petrel 50+
  • Spotted Shag 4
  • Australian Pied Cormorant 
  • Otago Shag 80+
  • Weka 1
  • Chatham (Brown) Skua 4
  • Red-billed Gull
  • Black-billed Gull
  • White-fronted Tern
  • Black-fronted Tern 4

Others…

  • New Zealand Far Seal
Fjordland Crested Penguin
Grey-backed Storm Petrel