21C, some cloud, fine. Wind: 10-15 knots Southerly then shifting to the East. Sea surface temps: 18.8C. Arrived at the shelf around 10:40. Set up the 1st drift on top of the seamount. We drifted at 2.1 knots to the south.
Highlight was a WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN, originally called as an Arctic but identified from Nick Thompson's photographs after returning to shore. Seen just before 12NM. A mix of Albatrosses including a late Buller's. Two Gibson's seen with one coming to the boat. A pelagic Dollarbird also flew past the boat.
Common dolphins and Common short-beaked dolphins encountered. Some flying fish seen as well.
(Note that the numbers in parentheses represent the approximate maximum number of that species in view at one time)
| Wilson's Storm Petrel | 1 | |
| Buller's Albatross | 1 | |
| Shy Albatross | 9 | |
| Black-browed Albatross | 3 | |
| Wandering Albatross (Gibson's) | 2 | |
| Grey-faced Petrel | 1 | |
| Wedge-tailed Shearwater | 127 | |
| Flesh-footed Shearwater | 1 | |
| Short-tailed Shearwater | 23 | |
| Fluttering Shearwater | 5 | |
| Hutton's Shearwater | 1 | |
| Fluttering-type Shearwaters | 11 | |
| Australasian Gannet | 8 | |
| Pomarine Jaeger | 1 | |
| Arctic Jaeger | 1 | |
| Silver Gull | 6 | |
| WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN | 1 | |
| Common Tern | 2 | |
| Greater Crested Tern | 10 |
| Oceanic Bottlenose Dolphin | |
| Common Dolphin | |
| Flyingfish |