There was a large pod of 250+. They came close to the boat and rode the waves. Saw from a pelagic birding trip. Coordinates are from the trip report.
A pod of 300 seen as we arrived at the drift site, gave incredibly close views over a period of about 15 minutes.
Others (@kyeturnbull, @nhaass et al) have better photos.
Also seen same day were a smaller pod of False Killer Whales (no photos from me but see others), Risso's Dolphins (ditto), and likely Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins as well as a few other potential whale/dolphin sp.
A pod of roughly 300
Cophixalus hosmeri
Paratype
Collected: March 1975
Collected by: W. Hosmer
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-128282
Grey Ternlet
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