Hauraki Gulf (Auckland, New Zealand) and New Zealand's Far North Seabird Tours. Great itineraries for ship-based New Zealand Seabird Birdwatching Expeditions - Three Kings, NZ. South Pacific Seabird Expeditions and Oceanic Seabird Birdwatching Opportunities  PTERODROMA PELAGICS    |  HAURAKI GULF SEABIRD TOURS    |  TRIP CALENDARS    TRIP REPORTS    |  BIRD GALLERY    |  OTHER PELAGICS   CONTACT US    |  SITE MAP  Bird Gallery PREV NEXT Cook's PetrelPycroft's PetrelBlack-winged PetrelGrey-faced PetrelKermadec PetrelProvidence PetrelWhite-naped PetrelWhite-headed PetrelSoft-plumaged PetrelMottled PetrelBlack PetrelWestland Black PetrelWhite-chinned PetrelGrey PetrelCommon Diving PetrelNew Zealand Storm PetrelWhite-faced Storm PetrelGrey-backed Storm PetrelWilson's Storm PetrelFregetta spAberrantly plumaged PetrelWhite-bellied Storm PetrelBlack-bellied Storm PetrelCape PetrelNorthern Giant PetrelSouthern Giant PetrelBuller's ShearwaterFluttering ShearwaterHutton's ShearwaterFlesh-footed ShearwaterLittle ShearwaterSooty ShearwaterShort-tailed ShearwaterWedge-tailed ShearwaterFairy PrionAntarctic PrionBlue PenguinYellow-eyed PenguinFiordland Crested PenguinSnowy (Wandering) AlbatrossGibson's AlbatrossAntipodean AlbatrossWhite-capped AlbatrossGrey-headed AlbatrossSalvin's AlbatrossBlack-browed AlbatrossCampbell AlbatrossBuller's AlbatrossPacific (Northern Buller's) AlbatrossIndian Yellow-nosed AlbatrossNorthern Royal AlbatrossSouthern Royal AlbatrossBlack-backed GullRed-billed GullArctic SkuaPomarine SkuaBrown skuaSouth Polar SkuaCaspian TernWhite-fronted TernArctic TernAntarctic TernFairy TernLittle TernGrey ternletWhite (Fairy) TernRed-tailed TropicbirdAustralasian GannetPied ShagSpotted ShagStewart Island ShagKing (Rough-faced) ShagReef HeronWhite-faced HeronShore PloverNZ DotterelBryde's WhaleCommon DolphinBottle-nosed DolphinOrcaLong-finned Pilot WhaleNZ Fur SealSunfishBlue SharkMako SharkHammerhead SharkBlue MarlinManta RayFlying FishFish concentrations INDEX Snowy (Wandering) Albatross (Diomedea exulans) Photo - Peter Milburn It should be noted that the Snowy Albatross is the largest by far of all the Wandering Albatrosses being second in size only to the Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora which is only slightly larger. Gibson's Albatross (named after Dough Gibson, founder of the NSWASG) is about 40% smaller than the Snowy. (Lindsay Smith, SOSSA) Peter Milburn photographed this bird 2004 at Wollongong. The bird was banded and its identification confirmed with biometrics as part of SOSSA's programme. Breeding areas Subantarctic islands of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Also Macquarrie Island. Breeding season Mid-December-February onwards. Dispersal/migration Subantarctic range. Fairly common in NZ seas with a northward shift in Winter. Breeds/disperses in alternate years. Click for a General Guide to the Seabirds you can see in the Hauraki Gulf at Times of Year Trip Calendar (Hauraki Gulf)   |   Trip Calendar (NZ's Far North Pelagics) Bookings - please contact us - info@nzseabirds.com Return to Top

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