Sunday 3rd November 2024

A tiny penguin ready for its first road trip.

​Hello friends and family
Well, the season is now under way. On Tuesday we found our first pipping eggs and on Thursday we took our first chick down to the wildlife hospital to protect it from the Gyrovirus. 

Bruno, at DWH, hanging out with a gull, on his first birthday

​Thursday was the day we picked up the rental car, and last year, as we all had to show our drivers licences, we took the opportunity to have lunch at St. Clair’s. In the reserves we had 2 hatched chicks and several more pipping eggs.

brand new penguin chicks

​Katie arrived on Sunday to volunteer. She is Scottish, in NZ on a working visa and is helping us out for 2 weeks before she starts a ranger job with DOC. The second lot of precious cargo went down to DWH on Friday, with Robbie and Katie. 

New life all around us.

​The chicks seem to be taking a while to get through the pipping stage. It could be because of the cold temperatures. This morning the sun is shining so we will see what today brings.
Have a great week!
Rosalie