Sunday 1st September 2024

one of our earlier plantings

​Hello friends and family,
I have arrived home from my family visit to spring bursting out all over the place. It was excellent spending time with the family. They are awesome and living busy lives. I enjoyed frequent hot spas, yummy food and lots of exercise. I did jigsaws and watched movies. Now I am back in the penguin world and ticking things off my long list in preparation for the nesting season.

Check inside the house - very exciting!

​While I was away, the team saw a returned Juvenile Hoiho at Okahau which is such great news. If one can survive until now, so can the other 50 that are unaccounted for. On Thursday we did a check of active nest sites and still have some work to do to have them all up to scratch. The rounds were followed by a picnic lunch at the Bluffs, for Tobi’s birthday.

One of the two Spotted Shag nests here. There were none last year

​On Friday I tidied up around the section and mowed the lawns. Then I followed up a lead and contacted the fish supply company. After filling out forms, we will have our season’s fish supply sorted out – a huge relief! Yesterday I walked the coast and tidied up the Katiki Beach main site.

We are seeing pairs at home.

​The weather has been glorious.
Have a great week!
Rosalie