Tag Archives: brown noddy

Sep
06
2012

The wind is still blowing, but the rain has come!

The first substantial rains have finally hit Cousine Island and everyone is rejoicing. All the marine birds are flying high and shaking about in the rain, the skinks are lapping up the little pools of water formed in the cracks of the granite rock and the Figs are showing a hint of a new leaf at the [...]

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Aug
13
2011

Bird updates and our first Hawksbill turtle!

Cousine Island is abuzz with all the babies in nests everywhere. Even though some species are still on eggs, chicks can be found almost everywhere. All Lesser Noddy chicks have now hatched with some chicks starting to practice flapping their wings. The Brown Noddies that have made a late start this year have mostly got [...]

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Jun
08
2011

First Lesser Noddy eggs.

With thousands of seabirds again collecting leaves to build their nests, sounds of birds covering the island, white guano marking the usual spots and now finally, the first eggs having been recorded, the Seabird breeding season is officially in full swing. For the next 6 to 8 weeks the Lesser Noddies will be incubating their [...]

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