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Albatross Encounter, is a well established pelagic boat tour operating from the picturesque coastal town of Kaikoura
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Short-tailed Shearwater (Tasmanian Muttonbird)
Species: Puffinus tenuirostris
Breeding areas
Islands off south-eastern Australian coasts, in Bass Strait and around Tasmania.
Breeding season
September to May
Dispersal migration
Winters in the north Pacific. Straggles to NZ, Raoul I and Macquarie I.