4 Nests in a Season for OFP Pair...
There's something amazing happening out onTuhua- DOC's John Heaphy has found two OFP nesting pairs and both have been breeding throughout the summer of 2010-2011.
Translocated Rock Wren Breeding on Secretary Island...
April 2010: we received a very happy message, a survey team reporting 12 unbanded birds (bred on Secretary Island) and a reasonable number of the founder population. This is the first successful translocation of rock wren.
Skyranger Finds New Taiko First Time Out...
The new Skyranger tracking technology is proving its worth, with a new taiko found in its burrow on only the second flight of the season.
Setback on the Kermadecs...
A tropical cyclone dumped massive amounts of rain on the Kermadecs in May 2011, and a landslide may have taken out one of the sound systems. The island crew has a lot of wrecked infrastructure to deal with and the site may be inaccessible for some time. A photo was taken of a slip (at a distance) and is about where the black-winged petrel colony was establishing. They fledge April-May, so we can only hope that the chicks got away.
Latest from Black Valley Wetland...
A local contractor has completed about 80% of the reshaping work in the wetland before autumn rains made it too wet to continue. The work will be completed as soon as the area dries out enough in the spring and summer. Sandra Wotherspoon was very happy with how the new dams held up after a big rain dump too.