Re: Ziemeļu karaliskie albatrosi Jaunzēlandē 2025/2026

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13.16
Arī tētis WYL nāk vēlreiz.

13.20
Īsa barošana

13.24
WYL dodas jaunos barības meklējumos.

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14.49
Saulīte atspīd okeāna ūdeņos.

15.23
Šodien bērns ir labi pabarots, bet tagad būs kādu laiciņu jāgaida vecāku atgriešanās.

16.50

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31.maijs
10.04
Diena bez vecākiem.
Pastaigas ļoti retas un īsas.
Šis puisis arī laikam mīl savu dzimto ligzdu, jo pats vēl nav uzbūvējis nevienu ligzdu.




10.15

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10.16
Melnās spalvas kļust aizvien redzamākas.

10.42

10.45

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17.02

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17.17
Ļoti skaists saulriets, šo virzienu redzam retāk.

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1.jūnijs
9.27
Albatrosu bērnam pūciņas slapjas, taču nu jau arī īstās spalvas bērnu pasargā no lietus.

11.04
Bērns remontē savu dzimto ligzdu .

12.23
Atkal melnais kaķis.

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12.26
Bērns vēro un mazliet paklabina kaķa virzienā.

16.07
Mamma BOK .

16.08
Mammīte baro.

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16.12
BOK aiziet.

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2.jūnijs
10.26


12.10
Bērns izkustina spārnus.

14.15
Albatrosu bērnam atkal būs ēdienreize.

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14.18
Atlidojusi mamma.



14.22
Pabaro bērnu un dodas projām.

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14.34
Kameras cilvēks cenšas parādīt īstās spalvas bērna apģērbā.



16.54
Lietains vakars.

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Sharyn Broni (Ranger, DOC)
Featured by Department of Conservation
Kia ora koutou (hello everyone)

Royalcam News

Name the Chick 2026!
This year's competition theme is habitat restoration.

Royal albatross rely on healthy habitats at sea and on land. But these habitats are under pressure from climate change, pollution, especially plastic waste and human activities.

This year's theme invites you to reflect on the place’s albatross call home and the role we all play in protecting them. Your chosen name could draw on ideas of renewal, resilience, guardianship, or the natural world.

By taking part, you're helping raise awareness of the importance of restoring and caring for these habitats so future generations of albatross can thrive.

Thanks to everyone for the many and varied submissions, over 500 entries were received. Now that submissions have closed, we are working with Te Poāri a Pukekura, the co-management trust at the headland, to select the winning name and prize winners.

Winners will be announced on 19 June 2026 (World Albatross Day).
The chick hatched on the 22nd of January 2026 and is now 131 days old (2nd June).

No weight today, he will next be weighed on the 9th of June. Chicks of healthy weight are weighed every 2 weeks. Last week he was 9.5kg which was above average even for day 131 which is 8.9kg.
Why is the chick dirty? Toroa chicks become defensive when not brooded by their parents. The best way of defending itself after clacking with its beak is to throw up very sticky oil. The oil puts off would be or perceived attackers but also means the chick loses nutrients and waterproofing of the down. They can also be nervous when handled and it can take some time for them to get used to the weekly weighing in the post guard stage. This is especially true of males and when they are not quite big enough to be handled by the bill. The dirt and oil will disappear in time due to rain, preening and feather growth. The feathers are growing through under the down now and down is starting to moult off.

Track the chick's weight: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-a ... ks-weight/

The chick has been fed three times by BOK and three times by WYL since the last update. Longer trips are sometimes taken as the parents need to provide enough food for a growing chick and themselves.

WYL’s GPS update: Over the last 7 days WYL has been back three times to the headland, recently spending more time off the Otago coast.


BOK’s GPS update: over the last week BOK has returned to the headland three times. The left image is her foraging over the last week, and the right image is the detail over the last 24 hours which includes her most recent visit to the headland.