Tag Archives: chicks

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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Jul
08
2011

Noddy chicks have hatched

During this week it was like walking on eggshells, litterally. The reason, the Lesser Noddy eggs have started to hatch! As it is the first week, the adults are sitting nice and tight on their little bundles and it was difficult to get a decent photo, but here it is!

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May
09
2011

Bird news!

Returning to the island after a month’s leave, it was quite obvious that the number of birds on the island have significantly increased. Lesser Noddies and Brown Noddies have started coming in during April and the numbers are constantly increasing. Some Lesser Noddies have been seen roosting in old nests that survived since last year [...]

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Feb
26
2011

Turtle and white-eye update

Seychelles White-eye update The Seychelles white-eye chick mentioned in the previous diary entry was released out of the cage after 3 days inside and has since florished and is regularly seen following the adults from tree to tree. On the day of releasing the chick it was decided to try and catch an older unrung [...]

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Jul
19
2010

Seabird count

Our annual seabird count has been completed, a reminder on how special Cousine Island really is. During the count we counted all the active (used) nests of Lesser Noddies, Brown Noddies, Fairy Terns, White-tailed Tropicbirds and  Bridled Terns within a number of 300 square metre plots. This then gives us an idea of how many pairs [...]

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