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In 1987, 3,776 kilometres of coast were patrolled and 4,124 dead seabirds were found, well below the average for the previous 17 years (10,624). Unusual finds were a White-bellied Storm Petrel (Fregetta grallaria), a Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta) and a Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda). A summary is given of the coastal and monthly distributions for Procellaria species found during the 1960-1986 period. The most frequently recovered species was the Black Petrel (P. parkinsoni), the number found annually varying markedly.