Ziemeļu karaliskie albatrosi Jaunzēlandē 2026/2027

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9.11
Darbinieks rīta apgaitā.

9.12
Aiziet mazliet zemāk, tātad arī tur jau ir oliņas.

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10.47
Oliņu turpina sildīt tētis .

12.35
Izkustina spārnus.

16.34
Ostas kamerā redzam, ka diezgan tuvu ir vēl viena ligzda.

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5.novembris

8.36
GLY un fonā lielais kuģis.

9.41
Colins pārbauda olu.

9.41

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10.03
Perēšanu turpina tētis GLY.



15.55
Knābis pavērts.

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19.44
Vakars un kuģis pamet ostu.

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6.-8. novembris
2.31
Šoreiz 3 dienu notikumi. Nekas jau īsti nenotiek, GLY perē, bet mamma L ir brīvsolī.



9.46
GLY.

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10.03
Olas pārbaude.

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10.19
GLY atpūšas.

10.58
Kadrā redzams vēl kāds albatross.

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8.13
Ligzdā vēl GLY.

9.56

18.49
Tētis apčubina oliņu.

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9.14
Sharyn pārbauda oliņu.

11.07
GLY mēģina sasaukt L, bet viņa nesteidzas uz ligzdu.

Ostas kamerā redzams vēl kāds albatross.
Pagaidām nav info par šo ligzdu.

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20.03
Kāds aizsoļo gar kameru.

20.03
KA85( RLK )

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9.novembris

9.56
Tētis turpina sildīt oliņu.

10.02

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10.26
GLY ir diezgan labsirdīgs un atļauj darbiniekam pārbaudīt oliņu.

10.26

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19.27
Tētis GLY, mamma L ir projām jau 7 dienas.

21.01

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21.09
Ostas kameras.
Atkal pagājušā gada ligzdā ir kāds putns.

21.14
GLY un vēl viens albatross.

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Sharyn Broni (Ranger, DOC) Mod

Kia ora koutou (hello everyone)

Royalcam News

GLY and L at Plateau

GLY and L have produced an egg at Plateau on last season’s Royalcam nest in a first for the Royalcam live stream. The egg was laid on the 1st of November and is now 8 days old. As GLY and L were the Royalcam parents of Manaaki during 2023 and have fledged 4 chicks they have self-selected to become the 2026/27 Royalcam pair (of course, they have no idea of this, but it saves us moving the cam later).

After 2 quick changeovers, L has settled into a longer foraging trip to build up reserves following egg laying. GLY has been on the nest for 7 days on the 9th of November.

Egg laying is now well under way around the colony. Both the male and the female will spend time at sea feeding and are not continuously taking turns at the nest until the egg is laid. They will share incubation duties until the egg hatches in around 79 days. Then they share the feeding of the chick till fledging.

Meanwhile, rangers are busy checking on toroa, preparing the irrigation system, and preparing the incubation room for the busy season ahead.
Past Royalcam family’s news as of November 2026

Read more about the Royalcam families here: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-a ... al-family/

New season updates of the Royalcam families will occur after egg laying in November.

The parents (LGK and LGL) of Karere, Tiaki and Kiwa had a male chick at Top Flat, number 1000 for the life of the colony. The chick received a GPS tracker and fledged on the 12th of September.

After fledging, Top Flat stayed relatively close to the takutai/coastline before heading out across the continental shelf and crossing the Pacific Ocean. He spent some time feeding near Cape Horn before heading north towards Uruguay. The higher the number in the circles, the more time has been spent in the area, EP = End Point i.e. the last known location.

YWK and KGY, Moana’s parents had a male chick and Tūmanako’s dad BK and his new mate RLW had a female chick, both have fledged.
GO and WO, the foster parent’s of 2018 chick Amīria had a broken egg but raised a female foster chick who has now fledged.

Past Royalcam chicks that have returned to Pukekura are Moana, now 10 years old, Tūmanako and Amīria. Tūmanako, who fledged in 2017, returned at the end of 2021 and has been ‘keeping company’ with a 7-year-old female (i.e. serious about breeding).