The Island is beginning to pick up volume with the influx of Lesser and Brown Noddy’s. Both the North Rock and South Rock on each tip of the island each have 40-50 Brown Noddy’s sunning themselves on a daily basis. The Lesser Noddy’s prefer the corrugated iron roofs. When we are hovering under the shade [...]
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 [...]
By Cousine
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Posted in Conservation, Conservation Diary, Eco Calendar
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Also tagged brown noddy, chicks, fairy terns, hatched, hawksbill turtle, lesser noddy, nests, seychelles magpie robin, Tropic Birds
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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 [...]
Cousine Island was successful in the past few years in luring the Sooty Tern back to the island to breed successfully after years of absence. Luring them back is however not an easy process, as these birds prefer nesting on bare soil. Most islands that harvest eggs from these birds have taken to burning the [...]
With thousands of Lesser and Brown Noddies seen flying over the island and around the island and sitting on the beach trees and rocks, there is no doubt that it has indeed been very successful breeding season for the seabirds. The flocking of these birds is a definite sign that they will soon take of to the [...]
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