Tag Archives: seabirds

Jul
13
2012

Sea birds and turtles keeping us busy!

The lesser and Brown Noddies have been gradually increasing in number for the last two months. The majority of nests are completed and 90% of them are incubating at present. We just love watching their silly antics involving the whole nesting procedure. Squabbles over nesting sites and over the ‘perfect leaf’ which five Noddy’s decide [...]

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Jun
08
2012

The Noddy’s are back

The island is nearly full! Well, all the trees are nearly full. The volume around the island has definitely picked up and there is squawking and fighting for leaves at every corner. Wow, how lucky we feel every day to be able to witness such a miracle of nature on our doorsteps. How perfectly timed nature is with the [...]

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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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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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Jul
09
2010

Cousine Island as a Conservation Paradise in the Seychelles

Cousine Island is most certainly a conservation paradise in the Seychelles. The island is 1.4 km in length and 800 meters wide. It consists of 25 hectares of lush island vegetation. With 95% of the plants being endemic, the setting is perfect for a conservation paradise. You will find no fewer than seven land birds [...]

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