Penguin Rescue Update

New suits - full of importance

​Hello friends and family
The week started with glorious weather – fine warm days with a light breeze and clear nights. I got motivated and released 7 penguins on Sunday which meant I could clean out one of our enclosures. I chose ‘Robbie’s rehab’ because we had had 3 incidents when penguins escaped from there. The other enclosures have heavy duty wire around them.

The Crested has been released to complete the moult in the wild

​The team came out on Tuesday and there were no needy penguins here or at Okahau – just one from the Bluffs that needs fish for a while. We were all feeling that we were over the main moulting time. Any more penguins we see that have not completed the moult will be coming into care because the days, when they can fish, are getting shorter. They need time when the moult is complete to get up to fishing speed again.

The seals seek shelter from the waves

​Wednesday was my turn at the Toptip and after a slow start, things got busy, and Elaine came over so I could go and get Mark and I a coffee. All good.

The Kakabeak is in bloom again

​On Thursday, the team came out and did the rounds while I hosted a visiting group of overseas students. We got a call from Henry at Oamaru Blue Penguins that there was a dead Hoiho on the beach south of the Moeraki Boulders, so I went and retrieved it. It was a failed fledgling with no micro-chip so I don’t know where it was from. 

The wild water is full of sediment

The wind and rain arrived at 11am on Thursday and stayed until Saturday morning. I released 5 more penguins on Saturday morning as they were ready. Murray came and took the Bluffs penguin home, so I am down to 15 penguins in care. The rain has returned!
Have a great week!
Rosalie