Petrels, and not the petrol that you put in your car, are in fact a medium sized seabird known for spending the majority of their lives out at sea. They are A class fishing birds who skim over the waves with sharp turns in search of their next fishy feast. The only time you would see a petrel on land is for nesting purposes.
Their presence on land has watershed benefits, where petrels and other seabirds bring new nutrients to these hard to reach vegetated sites through their poop! Nutrients that can support the growth of native bush, helping conserve a unique ecosystem that is home to native and endemic species. A typical nesting option for a petrel includes hidden spots amongst the tangle fern Tuanu’e. Other nesting sites includes burrow’s carved out by the petrels' sharp beak below old trees.
