Re: Ziemeļu karaliskie albatrosi Jaunzēlandē 2025/2026

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16.34
Skats no ostas kameras.

16.36
Maza balta bumbiņa.

18.37
Nākošais " tusiņš".

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18.38
Pamatīgs konflikts.

18.38
Pavisam interesanta mazulīša reakcija, kura pārsteidz arī blakus stāvošos albatrosus

18.39
Mazulītis pagaidām vēl nav paslēpis galviņu.

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18.46

19.15

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19.57
Mamma atkal atgriežas.

20.13
Vakariņas.

20.15

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22.28
Mamma vēl tepat.


22.58
Vēlā barošana.

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2.marts

00.56
BOK atkal mēģināja aiziet, bet atkal atgriezās.

4.14
Mamma un bērns guļ blaukus viens otram.

6.02
Agrs rīts un mamma aiziet.

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6.03
Bērns sargā sevi.

7.14

8.59
Aizmidzis.

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10.31
Svēršana , bet mazais ir viens un pastāv risks. ka mazulis var izšļākt barības eļļu.



10.32
Cālītis jau grozā.

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10.33
Svēršana izdevusies normāla un mazais jau ligzdā.



10.35
Bērns viens.

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Saņemti analīžu rezultāti , tiešraides ligzdā ir albatrosu puisis.

Sharyn Broni (Ranger, DOC) Mod
Kia ora koutou (hello everyone)

Royalcam News

WYL and BOK and Plateau chick at Plateau nest.

DNA results from recent blood samples have been returned from the lab at the University of Otago. Plateau chick is a male.
The chick hatched on the 22nd of January 2026 and is now 39 days old (2 March) and was 2.8kg. This is just under average weight for a male.
Both parents have now left the chick alone but will be back frequently to feed.


BOK has continued to take shorter foraging trips. On the first of March she was away for about 1 hour and travelled in a round trip of 4km.


WYL has headed further north over the las 5 days but may be on his way back.


Chicks become defensive when not brooded by their parents. The best way of defending itself after clacking with its beak is to throw up oil. The oil puts off would be or perceived attackers but also means the chick loses nutrients and waterproofing of the down
As the chick gets bigger longer trips will need to be taken as the parents need to provide enough food for a growing chick and themselves.
2025/26 season update

A record 40 chicks hatched this season; however, one 2-day old chick has died leaving us with 39 chicks to manage. Monitoring each chick’s weight is now the big task until fledging in September. Weights are ranging from 1.6 to 4.2kg.

Post guard stage has begun at some of the older chicks’ nests as the parents find that they need more time to find food. It takes 2 parents to raise a toroa chick and if for some reason they are unable to supply enough food we will step in and supplementary feed any chicks who require it. As it is important for the supplementary feeding work to be accurate knowing the sex of each chick is important. All but one of the 39 blood samples returned a result, there are 17 females and 21 males. An additional blood sample will be taken from the chick who did not yield a result. Although there is a slight male bias this year in past seasons there has been a slight female bias and in the long term we have 50:50 males and females.
In non-breeding news many adolescents have arrived, and gams have been seen on the headland and the surrounding ocean on windy days. Feeding trips are interspersed with time on the headland. It takes 2 inexperienced birds 3 seasons to find a mate before they start breeding. It appears that foraging is better this season compared with the last season and more adolescents are spending time on the headland.
Non-breeders will sometimes interact with breeders even with no familial relationship. It is practice in bonding for the non-breeders and an opportunity for the breeders to have the head lice scratched while their mate is away. They are also very curious of the chicks and will try to interact with them as the post guard stage begins.