This pelagic was organised by Chris Lester who was unfortunately not able to participate on the day. No official counts were made and a trip report was not produced for Birding-aus. However, it was an excellent day out with good weather and many good birds recorded. Highlights for me were Mottled Petrel (at least three birds seen); and Buller's Shearwater (two sightings, probably the same bird). The most abundant birds were Shy Albatross, Short-tailed Shearwater, and White-chinned Petrel. Also seen were Grey-backed, White-faced, and Wilson's Storm Petrel; good numbers of Campbell, Buller's and Wandering Albatross. Also Northern Giant Petrel, Brown Skua and Australasian Gannet.
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| Species | Notes | No. |
|---|---|---|
| Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris) | Counts are very rough estimates | 3000 |
| Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta) | 300 | |
| White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) | 200 | |
| Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) | 30 | |
| Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) | 20 | |
| Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) | 30 | |
| White-faced Storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina) | 30 | |
| Grey-backed Storm-petrel (Garrodia nereis) | 5 | |
| Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) | 2 | |
| Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata) | 3 | |
| Buller's Shearwater (Ardenna bulleri) | 1 | |
| Northern Giant-petrel (Macronectes halli) | 5 | |
| Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) | 1 | |
| Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) | 20 | |
| Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) | 100 | |
| Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur) | 2 | |
| Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens) | 100 | |
| Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) | 10 |