Penguin Rescue Update

Excuse me - this is our place

​Hello friends and family
The much-heralded rain arrived on Monday afternoon, and we got 5 mm – the temperature dropped by 10 degrees, so it was a good time to be indoors. 

The right spot

​We did the rounds on Tuesday and Robbie found a distressed penguin. We brought it into care, but it died overnight. I transferred it to the DOC ranger at Palmerston on Wednesday so was pleased that I didn’t have to go all the way to Dunedin.

​ Just as we got back from the rounds on Thursday there was a call about a stranded penguin at Moeraki. Robbie and Murray went off to save it. It was in a very bad way, so I took it down to the wildlife hospital where it failed every survival test and was put out of its misery. It was a regular in rehab but its chip had moved so we could not identify it – that happened at the hospital.

What the point looks like when people stay away

​On Friday it rained all day as predicted. We got 7mm but it was perfect for the newly planted trees so when the sun came out on Saturday, I planted 7 more.
 I was very pleased to see Titi (Sooty Shearwaters) on their migration to Siberia. They are the most numerous seabird and spend our winter in Siberia, returning late September to breed here, mostly on off-shore islands where they are safe from most mammalian predators.

The great migration begins

Yesterday I did the rounds and planted 7 trees. Today is wet again so I am tackling the list of indoor jobs.
Have a great week!