Quick message from Sav who is currently on the Heritage Expeditions WPO that left Tauranga a few days ago. On Sunday 17 Mar he wrote...
Today, in NZ waters North of Three Kings; Collared Petrel, Magnificent Petrel, Fiji Petrel!! Plus Goulds, White-naped, Kermadec, etc
The Fiji was distant and seen for about 30 sec, a small all-dark long-winged petrel seen next to a wedge-tailed shearwater, and clearly not a Bulwer's petrel (edited). Seen for around 30 sec.
That looks like a pretty decent haul of seabirds to me. First record of magnificent for NZ I guess, and for the Fiji...
Cheers,