Penguin Rescue Update

Waiting for the moult

​Hello friends and family
The week began with miserable weather, but by Tuesday we were out and about, weighing chicks and checking for stranded penguins. I think most penguins chose to stay out at sea; the waves were huge withy a lot of floating kelp to get tangled in.

Wild water - no beach!

​Wednesday was my day at the TopTip. It was steady business all day and I took over $150 which is good for a Wednesday. Elaine came and covered for me while I got Mark and I a coffee.

Our 3 adults have got the munchies

​Murray, Toby and Robbie came out on Thursday, and we thrashed out a plan to make a difference for our penguins. We are going to uplift all the chicks on Tuesday – it will be within a few weeks of them fledging so the parents will just think they have gone and will start to look after themselves. Last time we did a bulk chick uplift, no females died and we held our nest numbers for the next season.

Hiding in the grass

​Filming the penguins is complete for the “Tiny Planet” film and so I have asked the team to move on to their next project. They are a great bunch of young people who are very focused on their project.

Take only photos - leave only footprints

​The weather played nice at the end of the week, sunny days and cool nights. I have started potting up the tiny Rata trees. They are very slow growing but will benefit from being in their own pots.

Our youngest chick is 6Kg

We are now entering the high-risk period for penguin diseases. It is time to do what we can to reduce the stress on our breeding adults. We will uplift the chicks on Tuesday.
Have a great week!
Rosalie