Fledgling sitting within nest - Antipodean Albatross have nested successfully for at last 10 years on the summit of Hakepa Hill (Walkemup)
Discovered after New Year, with lots of feathers and foot prints around sitting in same place for a while. Moulting penguin. Checked on 12 Jan and penguin had gone back to sea.
Habitat - Near a natural water source
How many? - 1
Additional comments? - On beach
Nest present - No
Behavior - Resting
Male shore plover released on Motutapu spends time in the Coromandel January 2017