A
very big HELLO to our partner schools.
Firstly
some great news to share with you all. Our
first chicks of the season have been hatched. Charlie
and Taranaki are the
successful parents!
And
some news of your birds:-
Twisty did start sitting – again –
but only to “give up after 26 days.
Totara also started sitting but also gave up. We
are not quite sure why this happens. Pete Graham mentioned that if they don’t
make a good enough nest and it gets wet they will abandon it – the last few
weeks of rain suggests that this may be the case. Charlie’s nest was well
underground.
Coco, from Meadowbank School, has settled down happily in the
QEII bush. He is a little young to breed this season but we will let you know
should he surprise us.
Ako and his mate Pare settled in where they were
released very close to our bach and Ako has just begun incubating – 11 days ago
– so fingers crossed he will be successful. We often hear kiwi calling close to
the bach now and assume it is Pare and Ako.
In October it will be Save Kiwi Month, the national
campaign to help raise funds for kiwi, as well as awareness about the plight of
kiwi. Check
out the Kiwis for kiwi website http://www.kiwisforkiwi.org/ for ideas.
From Kevin and Gill Ashead
Mataia Restoration Project
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